Scientific Name
Comptonia peregrina
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Comptonia peregrina (L.) J.M. Coult.
Park
Shenandoah National Park (SHEN)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
sweet-fern
Park Synonyms
Myrica peregrina
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
Superdivision | Embryophyta |
Division | Tracheophyta |
Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Superorder | Rosanae |
Order | Fagales |
Family | Myricaceae |
Genus | Comptonia |
Species | Comptonia peregrina |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: SHEN-NFisichelli
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: SHEN-NFisichelli
Life Form Tags
- Shrub
Habitat Tags
- Meadow
- Xeric forest
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
6
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
upload
Created Date
5/14/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ekeily@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
11/4/2021 9:28:17 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Plant list compiled by BONAP, from source objects sent to Fort Collins I&M Office. TSN Numbers reflect species names as documented.
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