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Obolaria virginica
pennywort
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Obolaria virginica L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		pennywort
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Gentianales, Family Gentianaceae, Genus Obolaria, Species Obolaria virginica


Park Tags:
Habitat - Mesic forest
Life Form - Herb


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Russell Cave National Monument


Last Modified Date:	6/1/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/4/2025 5:41:40 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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