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Proserpinaca palustris
common mermaid-weed
Colonial National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Proserpinaca palustris L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		common mermaid-weed
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Saxifragales, Family Haloragaceae, Genus Proserpinaca, Species Proserpinaca palustris


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Cypress National Preserve
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Congaree National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Everglades National Park	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Piscataway Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore


Last Modified Date:	9/9/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 4/4/2026 5:40:58 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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