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Elymus virginicus var. virginicus
Virginia wildrye
Mammoth Cave National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Elymus virginicus var. virginicus L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Virginia wildrye
Park Synonyms:		Elymus virginicus

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


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5T5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: SNR
Evidence:		3 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hot Springs National Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Missouri National Recreational River	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Russell Cave National Monument	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	1/23/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 6:38:24 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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