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Arenaria serpyllifolia
thymeleaf sandwort, LARGE THYME-LEAVED SANDWORT, SANDWORT
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Arenaria serpyllifolia L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		thymeleaf sandwort, LARGE THYME-LEAVED SANDWORT, SANDWORT
Park Synonyms:		Arenaria serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Caryophyllaceae, Genus Arenaria, Species Arenaria serpyllifolia


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: SNA; VA: SNA
Evidence:		1 Observations, 7 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Assateague Island National Seashore	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glacier National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Haleakala National Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	North Cascades National Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Suitland Parkway
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/21/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 2:05:29 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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