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Liriodendron tulipifera
bois-jaune, tulip poplar, tulip-poplar, tuliptree, yellow poplar, yellow-poplar
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Liriodendron tulipifera L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Liriodendron tulipfera

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Magnoliales, Family Magnoliaceae, Genus Liriodendron, Species Liriodendron tulipifera


Park Tags:
Growth Form - Tree


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O, BI
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; VA: S5
Evidence:		8 Observations, 6 Vouchers, 17 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Anacostia Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Bluestone National Scenic River	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
First State National Historical Park	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Oxon Run National Parkway	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Suitland Parkway
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Wupatki National Monument


Last Modified Date:	8/15/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/1/2025 4:55:12 AM

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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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