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Sorghastrum nutans
yellow Indian-grass
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		yellow Indian-grass
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S5; TN: SNR; VA: S5
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
First State National Historical Park	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Washington Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Greenbelt Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Haleakala National Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pecos National Historical Park
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Voyageurs National Park	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/25/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 2:11:22 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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