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Clethra alnifolia
sweet pepperbush
Rock Creek Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Clethra alnifolia L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		sweet pepperbush
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Ericales, Family Clethraceae, Genus Clethra, Species Clethra alnifolia


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


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Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fire Island National Seashore	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	Greenbelt Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Morristown National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	2/19/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 4/5/2026 6:53:55 AM

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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