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Caulophyllum thalictroides
blue cohosh
George Washington Memorial Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		blue cohosh
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Ranunculales, Family Berberidaceae, Genus Caulophyllum, Species Caulophyllum thalictroides


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: S1; MD: SNR; VA: S4S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Grand Portage National Monument	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Indiana Dunes National Park	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Monocacy National Battlefield	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	1/27/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/2/2025 4:57:29 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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