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Piptochaetium avenaceum
blackseed needlegrass, blackseed speargrass
Buffalo National River
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	7/31/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 4:06:38 AM

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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