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Scientific Name
Aralia racemosa
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Aralia racemosa L.
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American Spikenard
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderApiales
FamilyAraliaceae
GenusAralia
SpeciesAralia racemosa
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Abundance = Occasional-well distributed, but nowhere abundant; Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Management Tags
  • Exploitation Concern
Elevation Range Tags
  • Wide Range
Life form Tags
  • Perennial Herb
Park Rank Tags
  • Park uncommon
Taxa Group Tags
  • Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Dicot
Wetland Status Tags
  • Facultative Upland
Bloom Time Tags
  • June
  • July
  • August
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
62
References
5
Vouchers
8
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-MACA
Created Date
12/14/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
skennedy@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/28/2019 12:09:54 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: RangeCode = wr; Range = Wide range of elevations ATBI Sensitivity = Park-Only, Park Species Data Source: White et.al. 1982-98 Sensitivity Notes: biochemically active species
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