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Aralia nudicaulis
wild sarsaparilla
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Aralia nudicaulis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MA: SNR
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Glacier National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
Oxon Run National Parkway	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	1/4/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 5:08:35 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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