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Peltandra virginica
green arrow arum
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		green arrow arum
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Alismatales, Family Araceae, Genus Peltandra, Species Peltandra virginica


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big Thicket National Preserve
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Everglades National Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	6/28/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 7:01:50 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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