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 |  |  |  |  |  |   |  wild kidney bean  |  Cumberland Gap National Historical Park  |  |   |   |   | Record Status: Approved  |  Occurrence:  | Present  |  Nativeness:  | Native  |  Abundance:  | Unknown  |  |   |  Scientific Name with Authority:  | Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.  |  Park Preferred Common Name(s):  |  |  Park Synonyms:  |  |  |   |   | Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Phaseolus, Species Phaseolus polystachios  |  
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 |  |  |  |  |  Threatened/Endangered Status:  |   |  State Species of Concern Status:  |   |  Ozone-sensitive Status:  |   |  NatureServe Global Rank:  | G5  |  NatureServe State Rank:  | KY: S4S5; TN: SNR; VA: S4  |  Evidence:  | 1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links  |  
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 |  |  |  Other Parks Where Species is Listed:  |   |  Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area  | Blue Ridge Parkway  |  Buffalo National River  | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area  |  Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park  | Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area  |  Great Falls Park  | Great Smoky Mountains National Park  |  Hot Springs National Park  | Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park  |  Little River Canyon National Preserve  | Mammoth Cave National Park  |  New River Gorge National Park and Preserve  | Obed Wild and Scenic River  |  Prince William Forest Park  | Saratoga National Historical Park  |  Shenandoah National Park  | Valley Forge National Historical Park  |  
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 |  | NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database.  IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies.  Accessed 11/3/2025 8:46:30 PM  |  
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 | 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. This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.  |  
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