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Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
round-seed rosette grass
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Elliott) Gould
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		round-seed rosette grass
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Assateague Island National Seashore	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Cod National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Gateway National Recreation Area
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hot Springs National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Moores Creek National Battlefield	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Padre Island National Seashore	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Piscataway Park	Rock Creek Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	5/13/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 6:07:52 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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