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Zanthoxylum americanum
common pricklyash, common pricky-ash, toothachetree
Natchez Trace Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Zanthoxylum americanum Mill.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Sapindales, Family Rutaceae, Genus Zanthoxylum, Species Zanthoxylum americanum


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:		TN: S
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AL: S1; TN: S2
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Niobrara National Scenic River	Pipestone National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	9/19/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 4:38:32 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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