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Lolium pratense
meadow fescue
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lolium pratense (Huds.) Darbysh.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		meadow fescue
Park Synonyms:		Festuca elatior

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Schedonorus, Species Lolium pratense


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	El Morro National Monument
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Mount Rainier National Park
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Olympic National Park
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Prince William Forest Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Yucca House National Monument


Last Modified Date:	2/21/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 10:56:24 PM

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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