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Cardamine pensylvanica
Pennsylvania Bitter Cress
Acadia National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cardamine pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Pennsylvania Bitter Cress
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Brassicales, Family Brassicaceae, Genus Cardamine, Species Cardamine pensylvanica


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		ME: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Biscayne National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Crater Lake National Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Everglades National Park
First State National Historical Park	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Glacier National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	North Cascades National Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Olympic National Park
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Oxon Run National Parkway
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Suitland Parkway
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/16/2002

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 8:46:10 PM

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