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Hydrocotyle americana
American marshpennywort
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Hydrocotyle americana L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Apiales, Family Araliaceae, Genus Hydrocotyle, Species Hydrocotyle americana


Management Tags:
Management Priority


Park Tags:
Evidence Sensitivity - Legally Protected


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:		KY: E; TN: E
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S1; TN: S1
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Blue Ridge Parkway
Colonial National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
First State National Historical Park	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Isle Royale National Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Morristown National Historical Park
Prince William Forest Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	12/15/2022

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 5/9/2026 3:34:21 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.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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