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Bromus catharticus
rescue brome, rescue grass, rescuegras, rescuegrass
Anacostia Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Bromus catharticus Vahl
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Bromus willdenowii

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: SNA; MD: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Chamizal National Memorial	Channel Islands National Park
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Coronado National Memorial	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Death Valley National Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
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Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Union National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Great Falls Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Haleakala National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Padre Island National Seashore
Pecos National Historical Park	Piscataway Park
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Rock Creek Park	Saguaro National Park
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Yosemite National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	10/26/2015

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/15/2025 4:19:46 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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