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Oenothera fruticosa
Southern Sundrops
Acadia National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Oenothera fruticosa L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Southern Sundrops
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Myrtales, Family Onagraceae, Genus Oenothera, Species Oenothera fruticosa


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, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Assateague Island National Seashore	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Prince William Forest Park	Shenandoah National Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River


Last Modified Date:	8/16/2002

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 1:53:27 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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