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Vulpia myuros
rattail fescue
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		rattail fescue
Park Synonyms:		Festuca myuros

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


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


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Cape Lookout National Seashore	Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Minute Man National Historical Park	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Muir Woods National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Olympic National Park	Oregon Caves National Monument
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Saguaro National Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tonto National Monument
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	3/3/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/13/2025 7:10:27 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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