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Osmorhiza claytonii
Clayton's Sweetroot
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Abundant

Scientific Name with Authority:		Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Clayton's Sweetroot
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Apiales, Family Apiaceae, Genus Osmorhiza, Species Osmorhiza claytonii


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Low to Mid
Habitat - terrestrial
Life form - Perennial Herb
Park Rank - Park common
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Dicot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Wetland Status - Facultative Upland
Bloom Time - April
Bloom Time - May


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; TN: SNR
Evidence:		156 Observations, 16 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
First State National Historical Park	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Falls Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Voyageurs National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/23/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 7:59:08 AM

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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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