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Apocynum cannabinum
Indian-hemp
Gettysburg National Military Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Abundant

Scientific Name with Authority:		Apocynum cannabinum L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Indian-hemp
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Gentianales, Family Apocynaceae, Genus Apocynum, Species Apocynum cannabinum


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


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Arches National Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Bend National Park
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Bryce Canyon National Park	Buffalo National River
Camp Nelson National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Catoctin Mountain Park
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Washington Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Teton National Park
Great Basin National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Joshua Tree National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lava Beds National Monument
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manzanar National Historic Site	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Mojave National Preserve	Monocacy National Battlefield
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	Natural Bridges National Monument
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
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Pecos National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Rainbow Bridge National Monument
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Rock Creek Park	Saguaro National Park
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Saratoga National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
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Last Modified Date:	11/5/2010

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/24/2025 7:31:44 PM

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