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Peltandra virginica
arrow-arum
Cape Cod National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		arrow-arum
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Alismatales, Family Araceae, Genus Peltandra, Species Peltandra virginica


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big Thicket National Preserve
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Everglades National Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Petersburg National Battlefield	Piscataway Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Shiloh National Military Park	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	9/29/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 4:43:58 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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