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Vulpia octoflora
eight-flower six-weeks grass, pullout grass, sixweeks fescue, sixweeks grass
Indiana Dunes National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Amistad National Recreation Area
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Big Bend National Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colorado National Monument
Coronado National Memorial	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Navajo National Monument
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Padre Island National Seashore	Parashant National Monument
Pecos National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Rainbow Bridge National Monument	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Tonto National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Vicksburg National Military Park
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Yellowstone National Park	Yucca House National Monument


Last Modified Date:	7/22/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 12:52:07 PM

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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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