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Festuca rubra
ravine fescue, red fescue
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Festuca rubra L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MA: SNR
Evidence:		21 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Assateague Island National Seashore
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve	Big Hole National Battlefield
Blue Ridge Parkway	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Crater Lake National Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Denali National Park and Preserve	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Point National Historic Site
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier National Park	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Basin National Park	Haleakala National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
John Muir National Historic Site	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Kobuk Valley National Park	Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Noatak National Preserve
Oregon Caves National Monument	Pecos National Historical Park
Pipestone National Monument	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Rock Creek Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saratoga National Historical Park	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shenandoah National Park	Sitka National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Yosemite National Park
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve


Last Modified Date:	1/4/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 7:26:02 AM

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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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