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Clematis virginiana
devil's darning needles, devil's-darning-needles, Virginia bower, virgin's bower
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

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

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Ranunculales, Family Ranunculaceae, Genus Clematis, Species Clematis virginiana


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Cape Hatteras 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
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Washington Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	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	Isle Royale National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	10/28/2020

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/2/2025 3:54:55 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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