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Itea virginica
Virginia Sweetspire
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Itea virginica L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Virginia Sweetspire
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Saxifragales, Family Iteaceae, Genus Itea, Species Itea virginica


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Low
Life form - Shrub
Park Rank - Park scarce
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Dicot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Wetland Status - Obligate Wetland
Bloom Time - May
Bloom Time - June


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; TN: SNR
Evidence:		16 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Island National Seashore	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Piscataway Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Shiloh National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	10/30/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 6:48:36 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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