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Hypochaeris radicata
cat's-ear
Assateague Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Hypochaeris radicata L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		cat's-ear
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: SNA; VA: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 4 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Crater Lake National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Point National Historic Site	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Haleakala National Park	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	John Muir National Historic Site
Kalaupapa National Historical Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Mount Rainier National Park	Muir Woods National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
North Cascades National Park	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Olympic National Park	Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pinnacles National Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Yosemite National Park


Last Modified Date:	12/13/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 8/30/2026 5:18:52 AM

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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