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Festuca rubra
ravine fescue, red fescue
Mammoth Cave National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Festuca rubra L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Assateague Island National Seashore
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve	Big Hole National Battlefield
Blue Ridge Parkway	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Krusenstern National Monument	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Crater Lake National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Denali National Park and Preserve
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Point National Historic Site	Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gettysburg National Military Park
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier National Park
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Great Basin National Park
Haleakala National Park	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	John Muir National Historic Site
Katmai National Park and Preserve	Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Kobuk Valley National Park
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Noatak National Preserve
Oregon Caves National Monument	Pecos National Historical Park
Pipestone National Monument	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Rock Creek Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saratoga National Historical Park	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shenandoah National Park	Sitka National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Yosemite National Park
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve


Last Modified Date:	9/29/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 8:48:04 AM

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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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