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Elymus hystrix var. hystrix
eastern bottlebrush grass, eastern bottle-brush grass
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Elymus hystrix var. hystrix L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Hystrix patula

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5T5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: SNR; VA: S5?
Evidence:		0 Observations, 8 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hot Springs National Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Mammoth Cave National Park
Monocacy National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Russell Cave National Monument	Saratoga National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	8/21/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 4:40:07 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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