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Pennisetum glaucum
Yellow foxtail
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Yellow foxtail
Park Synonyms:		Setaria glauca

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Cenchrus, Species Pennisetum glaucum


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Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Anacostia Park	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Bluestone National Scenic River	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Larned National Historic Site	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Parashant National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Stones River National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	6/17/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/3/2026 6:09:29 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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