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Piptochaetium avenaceum
Black-seed Spear Grass
Hot Springs National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Black-seed Spear Grass
Park Synonyms:		Stipa avenacea

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AR: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Buffalo National River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	1/30/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 6:09:21 AM

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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