Scientific Name
Vallisneria americana
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Vallisneria americana Michx.
Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
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
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: VanAlstine, 1992
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gleason and Cronquist, 1991
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton, 2006
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
1
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
2/12/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Subcommittee, 1968; Xu, 1991;;VanAlstine, 1992
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