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Prenanthes altissima
Tall White Lettuce
Acadia National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Prenanthes altissima L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Tall White Lettuce
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Prenanthes, Species Prenanthes altissima


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:
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Bluestone National Scenic River
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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	8/16/2002

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/13/2025 7:22:04 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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