Conservation Status
Conservation status indicates how vulnerable a natural community is. Learn more about conservation status, which can be measured globally and regionally.
Global Conservation Status: G4G5 – Apparently Secure to Secure
Subnational Conservation Status:
MD: SNR – Not yet assessed
; VA: S4 – Apparently Secure
; WV: SNR – Not yet assessed
Classification
Official names reduce the confusion by providing a common language for talking about natural communities. Why so many names?
Abbreviated Common Name: Rocky Bar and Shore – Water-willow Type
Common Name: Rocky Bar and Shore – Water-willow Type
Scientific Name: Justicia americana Riverbed Vegetation
Scientific Name Translated: American Water-willow Riverbed Vegetation
Classification Code: CEGL004286
Associated Ecological System: River Floodplains Ecological System in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park