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Obolaria virginica
Virginia pennywort
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Obolaria virginica L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Gentianales, Family Gentianaceae, Genus Obolaria, Species Obolaria virginica


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		GA: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Shenandoah National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/27/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/4/2025 5:09:30 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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