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Sporobolus vaginiflorus
poverty grass
Catoctin Mountain Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		poverty grass
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Prince William Forest Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	11/26/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 1:59:39 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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