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Sericocarpus asteroides
toothed whitetop aster
Little River Canyon National Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sericocarpus asteroides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Aster paternus

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Sericocarpus, Species Sericocarpus asteroides


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Cape Cod National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Congaree National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	9/29/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 3:21:10 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.

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.


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