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Chenopodium album
lamb's quarter
Antietam National Battlefield
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Chenopodium album L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		lamb's quarter
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Amaranthaceae, Genus Chenopodium, Species Chenopodium album


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


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Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
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Last Modified Date:	4/21/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 3:10:37 AM

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