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Oxydendrum arboreum
lily-of-the-valley tree, sorrel tree, sourwood
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Ericales, Family Ericaceae, Genus Oxydendrum, Species Oxydendrum arboreum


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		GA: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	President's Park
Prince William Forest Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	6/15/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 5:58:51 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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