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Betula nigra
river birch
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Betula nigra L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fagales, Family Betulaceae, Genus Betula, Species Betula nigra


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Anacostia Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
John Muir National Historic Site	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Monocacy National Battlefield	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Petersburg National Battlefield	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Suitland Parkway
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	6/21/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 6:40:55 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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