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Rosa palustris
swamp rose
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Rosa palustris Marshall
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		swamp rose
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Rosales, Family Rosaceae, Genus Rosa, Species Rosa palustris


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MA: SNR
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	First State National Historical Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Mammoth Cave National Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Suitland Parkway
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	6/13/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 5:55:24 AM

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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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