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Prenanthes serpentaria
cankerweed
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		cankerweed
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S5; TN: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Bluestone National Scenic River	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 9:31:46 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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