NPSpecies Report Viewer

Park			Taxon Code
Show Comments?

Find

National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

NPSpecies - Park Species Profile


Woodsia obtusa
blunt cliff-fern
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Woodsia obtusa (Spreng.) Torr.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		blunt cliff-fern
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Polypodiidae, Order Polypodiales, Suborder Aspleniineae, Family Woodsiaceae, Genus Woodsia, Species Woodsia obtusa


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: SNR; VA: SNR; WV: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Blue Ridge Parkway
Camp Nelson National Monument	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Fort Washington Park	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	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
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Vicksburg National Military Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	7/10/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 2:57:27 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.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


Species Profile	Page 1 of 1	11/4/2025 2:57:27 AM

Report Viewer Configuration Error