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Woodsia obtusa
bluntlobe cliff fern, blunt-lobe woodsia
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Unknown
Abundance:	Unknown

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:		WV: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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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
Great Smoky Mountains National 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
Natchez Trace Parkway	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:	6/23/2020

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 5:41:19 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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