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Ipomoea pandurata
bigroot morningglory, man of the earth, man-of-the-earth
Obed Wild and Scenic River
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Solanales, Family Convolvulaceae, Genus Ipomoea, Species Ipomoea pandurata


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		TN: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Buffalo National River	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	First State National Historical Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	11/7/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 5:25:27 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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