Scientific Name
Comptonia peregrina
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Comptonia peregrina (L.) J.M. Coult.
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Sweetfern
Park Synonyms
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
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Present within Park boundaries and on adjacent lands (Greene et al., 2002)
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
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
8/16/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
8/16/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: SYNONYM: COMMENTS: STATUS: NOTES: as Myrica asplenifolia L.
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