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Zanthoxylum americanum
common pricklyash, common pricky-ash, toothachetree
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Unknown
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Zanthoxylum americanum Mill.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Sapindales, Family Rutaceae, Genus Zanthoxylum, Species Zanthoxylum americanum


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:		PA: N
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NJ: S3; PA: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Buffalo National River	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Niobrara National Scenic River	Pipestone National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	2/8/2024

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 11:56:53 AM

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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