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Pascopyrum smithii
western wheatgrass
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Abundant

Scientific Name with Authority:		Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) Á. Löve
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		western wheatgrass
Park Synonyms:		Agropyron smithii

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		ND: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Buffalo National River	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Union National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Mesa Verde National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	Parashant National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park	Pipestone National Monument
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wind Cave National Park
Wupatki National Monument	Yucca House National Monument


Last Modified Date:	11/21/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 3:38:34 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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