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Laportea canadensis
Canada lettuce, Canada woodnettle, Canadian woodnettle, Canadian wood-nettle
Russell Cave National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Laportea canadensis (L.) Wedd.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Rosales, Family Urticaceae, Genus Laportea, Species Laportea canadensis


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Niobrara National Scenic River	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
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
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	9/24/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 7:58:21 AM

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