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Hesperis matronalis
dames rocket, dame's rocket, dames violet, mother-of-the-evening
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Unknown
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Hesperis matronalis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Brassicales, Family Brassicaceae, Genus Hesperis, Species Hesperis matronalis


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WV: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Great Falls Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
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Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
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Pipestone National Monument	Rock Creek Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
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Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	6/8/2020

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 3:54:32 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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