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Triplasis purpurea
purple sand grass, purple sandgrass
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Triplasis purpurea (Walter) Chapm.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		TX: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 3 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Thicket National Preserve
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Indiana Dunes National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Padre Island National Seashore	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	7/30/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 5:45:01 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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