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Arthraxon hispidus
Small Carp Grass
Colonial National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Small Carp Grass
Park Synonyms:		Arthraxon hispidus var. cryptatherus

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: SNA
Evidence:		2 Observations, 4 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Eisenhower National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	9/23/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 2:43:52 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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