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Bromus tectorum
cheat grass
Death Valley National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Bromus tectorum L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		cheat grass
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		CA: SNA; NV: SNA
Evidence:		2 Observations, 20 Vouchers, 35 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Antietam National Battlefield	Arches National Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Big Bend National Park	Big Hole National Battlefield
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Bryce Canyon National Park
Buffalo National River	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colonial National Historical Park
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Fire Island National Seashore	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Union National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fort Washington Park
Fossil Butte National Monument	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Haleakala National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Joshua Tree National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manzanar National Historic Site	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Missouri National Recreational River	Mojave National Preserve
Monocacy National Battlefield	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Olympic National Park
Oregon Caves National Monument	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Parashant National Monument
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pecos National Historical Park
Petrified Forest National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Rainbow Bridge National Monument	Redwood National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Saratoga National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Tonto National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wind Cave National Park	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	6/10/2014

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 6:40:49 PM

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