Scientific Name
Menispermum canadense
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Menispermum canadense L.
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Canadian moonseed
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Ranunculanae |
| Order | Ranunculales |
| Family | Menispermaceae |
| Genus | Menispermum |
| Species | Menispermum canadense |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: BioBlitz, 1997-Chain Bridge Flats;Cranberry Meadows, 1997;Bilton, 1991 Maxon, 1935;Terrell, 1970;Wiegand, 2001; Wiegand, 2001b; ;
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
see comments; Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Wiegand, 2001b: Listed in the District of Columbia as "watch list" or otherwise uncommon;
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
7/11/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Terrell, 1970: Frequent in woods; areas 2 (2 (Chain Bridge to Lock 10 parking area opposite Plummer's Island)), 5 (Bear Island), 7 (Great Falls to Swain’s Lock), 9 (Pennyfield Lock to Seneca). Fl. From June but plants conspicuous in May. Cranberry Meadows, 1997: Abundant, Chain Bridge Flats above tailrace. BioBlitz, 1997-Chain Bridge Flats: Below Fletchers, Warren Steiner, Jil Swearingen. Wiegand, 2001b: Found in Fletchers Floodplain Survey Site. Found at 2 sites. A watch list (and otherwise uncommon) plant species known to occur within the District of Columbia portion of LOCO (along the C&O Canal NHP and Potomac River from the Maryland line to Key Bridge, Washington, D.C.), Park Species Data Source: BioBlitz, 1997-Chain Bridge Flats;Cranberry Meadows, 1997;Bilton, 1991-Ferry Hill;Maxon, 1935;Terrell, 1970;Wiegand, 2001;Wiegand, 2001b;
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