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Polypogon monspeliensis
rabbitsfoot grass
Death Valley National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native (Noxious)
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		rabbitsfoot grass
Park Synonyms:

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


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:		3 Observations, 23 Vouchers, 25 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Arches National Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Bend National Park
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Cabrillo National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Channel Islands National Park	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colorado National Monument
Coronado National Memorial	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Dinosaur National Monument	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Point National Historic Site
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fossil Butte National Monument	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Teton National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hovenweep National Monument	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
John Muir National Historic Site	Joshua Tree National Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Missouri National Recreational River
Mojave National Preserve	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Mount Rainier National Park	Muir Woods National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Niobrara National Scenic River
Olympic National Park	Oregon Caves National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Padre Island National Seashore
Parashant National Monument	Petrified Forest National Park
Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Rainbow Bridge National Monument	Redwood National Park
Saguaro National Park	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tonto National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/21/2014

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/15/2025 11:48:56 PM

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