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Onoclea sensibilis
sensitive fern
Morristown National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Onoclea sensibilis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Polypodiidae, Order Polypodiales, Suborder Aspleniineae, Family Onocleaceae, Genus Onoclea, Species Onoclea sensibilis


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NJ: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
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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
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	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	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Great Falls Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical 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
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
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	Suitland Parkway
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	6/13/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 4:00:06 PM

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