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Sporobolus vaginiflorus
poverty dropseed, poverty grass
Natchez Trace Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AL: SNR; MS: SNR; TN: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Anacostia Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Prince William Forest Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	9/19/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 10:51:17 AM

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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