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Hibiscus syriacus
rose of Sharon
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Hibiscus syriacus L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		rose of Sharon
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Malvales, Family Malvaceae, Genus Hibiscus, Species Hibiscus syriacus


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: SNA; VA: SNA; WV: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hot Springs National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial


Last Modified Date:	7/10/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/22/2025 5:37:37 PM

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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