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Dichanthelium scoparium
velvet panicum
Gulf Islands National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Dichanthelium scoparium (Lam.) Gould
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Panicum scoparium

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		FL: S3S4; MS: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 7 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	First State National Historical Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hot Springs National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Shiloh National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	7/31/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 11:24:35 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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