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Paspalum urvillei
Vasey grass
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Abundant

Scientific Name with Authority:		Paspalum urvillei Steud.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Vasey grass
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		HI: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 3 Vouchers, 15 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Everglades National Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Haleakala National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	9/28/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 12:11:48 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.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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