Scientific Name
Vallisneria americana
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Vallisneria americana Michx.
Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park (RICH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American eelgrass
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
Superdivision | Embryophyta |
Division | Tracheophyta |
Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Superorder | Lilianae |
Order | Alismatales |
Family | Hydrocharitaceae |
Genus | Vallisneria |
Species | Vallisneria americana |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, Botanist/NPSpecies Data Manager, 9/2/2008.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, Botanist/NPSpecies Data Manager, 9/2/2008.
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, Botanist/NPSpecies Data Manager, 9/2/2008.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
10/16/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
9/2/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Beaver Dam Creek unit., Park Species Data Source: Hayden et al., 1988. NPBIB-48818., Accepted Detail: The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 17 September 2008). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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