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Hamamelis virginiana
American witchhazel, witchhazel, witch-hazel
Hot Springs National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Hamamelis virginiana L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Hamamelis macrophylla

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Saxifragales, Family Hamamelidaceae, Genus Hamamelis, Species Hamamelis virginiana


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AR: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 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	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical 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
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Vicksburg National Military Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	1/31/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 8:44:50 AM

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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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