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Epifagus virginiana
beechdrops
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Epifagus virginiana (L.) W.P.C. Barton
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		beechdrops
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Lamiales, Family Orobanchaceae, Genus Epifagus, Species Epifagus virginiana


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		PA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 3 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
First State National Historical Park	Fort Circle Parks
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	4/10/2009

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 6:55:12 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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