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Veronica peregrina
PURSLANE SPEEDWELL
Anacostia Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Veronica peregrina L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		PURSLANE SPEEDWELL
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Lamiales, Family Plantaginaceae, Genus Veronica, Species Veronica peregrina


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		RT
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: SNR; MD: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Assateague Island National Seashore
Badlands National Park	Big Bend National Park
Big Thicket National Preserve	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chiricahua National Monument	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	El Malpais National Monument
First State National Historical Park	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Voyageurs National Park
Wind Cave National Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	8/26/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 5:45:27 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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