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Woodsia obtusa
bluntlobe cliff fern, blunt-lobe woodsia
Natchez Trace Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Woodsia obtusa (Spreng.) Torr.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Polypodiidae, Order Polypodiales, Suborder Aspleniineae, Family Woodsiaceae, Genus Woodsia, Species Woodsia obtusa


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AL: SNR; MS: S4?; TN: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Antietam National Battlefield	Blue Ridge Parkway
Camp Nelson National Monument	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Fort Washington Park	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
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 11/30/2025 10:22:48 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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