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Poa pratensis
Kentucky bluegrass
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Poa pratensis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WA: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Alagnak Wild River
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Anacostia Park	Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Arches National Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Bandelier National Monument	Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
Big Hole National Battlefield	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Bryce Canyon National Park
Camp Nelson National Monument	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Catoctin Mountain Park
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Cowpens National Battlefield	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
El Morro National Monument	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fossil Butte National Monument	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Haleakala National Park	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hovenweep National Monument	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
John Muir National Historic Site	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Kobuk Valley National Park	Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lava Beds National Monument	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Muir Woods National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Niobrara National Scenic River
Noatak National Preserve	North Cascades National Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Oregon Caves National Monument
Oxon Run National Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Parashant National Monument	Pecos National Historical Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Petrified Forest National Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	Saratoga National Historical Park
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Suitland Parkway	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Vicksburg National Military Park	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Yellowstone National Park
Yucca House National Monument	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/29/2005

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