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Scientific Name
Penthorum sedoides
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Penthorum sedoides L.
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
DITCH-STONECROP
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderSaxifraganae
OrderSaxifragales
FamilyPenthoraceae
GenusPenthorum
SpeciesPenthorum sedoides
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Leeson, n.d.;Maxon, 1935;Wiegand, 2001; Wiegand, 2001b;
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
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
4
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: Wiegand, 2001b: Ditch stonecrop (Penthorum sedoides) was seen at several widely scattered places at Chain Bridge Flats during the current survey. A few plants usually grow in saturated soil near the river shoreline or in low depressions or around the edges of potholes. It seems to prefer conditions of wet, silty soil and full sunlight. 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: Leeson, n.d.;Maxon, 1935;Wiegand, 2001;Wiegand, 2001b;
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