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Lolium pratense
meadow fescue, meadow ryegrass
Mammoth Cave National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lolium pratense (Huds.) Darbysh.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Festuca pratensis

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Schedonorus, Species Lolium pratense


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
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
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Big Hole National Battlefield
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
El Morro National Monument	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Gauley River National Recreation Area	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Mount Rainier National Park
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Olympic National Park
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Prince William Forest Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Yucca House National Monument


Last Modified Date:	9/29/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 3:14:12 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.

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