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Pascopyrum smithii
pubescent wheatgrass, western wheatgrass
Aztec Ruins National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) Á. Löve
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Bend National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Buffalo National River
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Colorado National Monument	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Union National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Mesa Verde National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	Parashant National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park	Pipestone National Monument
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wind Cave National Park
Wupatki National Monument	Yucca House National Monument


Last Modified Date:	2/9/2010

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 5:37:50 AM

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