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Hesperis matronalis
dames rocket
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Hesperis matronalis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		dames rocket
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Brassicales, Family Brassicaceae, Genus Hesperis, Species Hesperis matronalis


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NY: SNA; PA: SNA
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Badlands National Park	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Falls Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Pipestone National Monument
Rock Creek Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/9/2013

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 5:27:57 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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