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Deparia acrostichoides
Silver False Spleenwort
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Silver False Spleenwort
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Polypodiidae, Order Polypodiales, Suborder Aspleniineae, Family Athyriaceae, Genus Deparia, Species Deparia acrostichoides


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Wide Range
Park Rank - Park common
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Ferns & Allies
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Wetland Status - Facultative


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; TN: SNR
Evidence:		272 Observations, 11 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	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	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River


Last Modified Date:	9/19/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/2/2025 12:27:25 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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