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Festuca subverticillata
Nodding Fescue
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) E.B. Alexeev
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Nodding Fescue
Park Synonyms:		Festuca obtusa

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


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Wide Range
Life form - Perennial graminoid
Park Rank - Park rare
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Monocot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Wetland Status - Facultative Upland
Bloom Time - May
Bloom Time - June
Bloom Time - July


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: SNR; TN: SNR
Evidence:		32 Observations, 12 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	10/30/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 1:31:44 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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