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Ilex decidua
possumhaw
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ilex decidua Walter
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		possumhaw
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Aquifoliales, Family Aquifoliaceae, Genus Ilex, Species Ilex decidua


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big Thicket National Preserve	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
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Russell Cave National Monument
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	9/25/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/3/2025 9:17:51 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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