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Sphenopholis obtusata
prairie wedgegrass, prairie wedgescale
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		FL: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 3 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Amistad National Recreation Area	Antietam National Battlefield
Arches National Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Assateague Island National Seashore	Badlands National Park
Big Bend National Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chiricahua National Monument	Colonial National Historical Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Great Basin National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jewel Cave National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/29/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 4:29:03 PM

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