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Elymus villosus
hairy wildrye
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Elymus villosus Muhl. ex Willd.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		hairy wildrye
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Elymus, Species Elymus villosus


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: SNR
Evidence:		1 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Camp Nelson National Monument	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	9/19/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/4/2025 8:53:59 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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