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Aira caryophyllea
silvery hairgrass
Cape Cod National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Aira caryophyllea L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		silvery hairgrass
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Assateague Island National Seashore	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Point National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Haleakala National Park	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
John Muir National Historic Site	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Mount Rainier National Park	Muir Woods National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park	Oregon Caves National Monument
Pinnacles National Park	Piscataway Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Redwood National Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Suitland Parkway	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/29/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 9:45:44 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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