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Phegopteris hexagonoptera
broad beech fern
George Washington Memorial Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		broad beech fern
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Polypodiidae, Order Polypodiales, Suborder Aspleniineae, Family Thelypteridaceae, Genus Phegopteris, Species Phegopteris hexagonoptera


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: S5; MD: SNR; VA: S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	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	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National 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
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	1/29/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 3:41:29 PM

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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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