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Sherardia arvensis
blue fieldmadder
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sherardia arvensis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		blue fieldmadder
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Gentianales, Family Rubiaceae, Genus Sherardia, Species Sherardia arvensis


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:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Buffalo National River	Camp Nelson National Monument
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Washington Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Hot Springs National Park
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Russell Cave National Monument	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Vicksburg National Military Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	8/21/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/6/2025 1:52:03 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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