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Scirpus cyperinus
Wool-grass
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Wool-grass
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Cyperaceae, Genus Scirpus, Species Scirpus cyperinus


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Anacostia Park	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Voyageurs National Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/18/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 7:01:34 PM

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