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Elymus virginicus
Virginia wild rye
Pipestone National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

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

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


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Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
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Great Falls Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
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Manassas National Battlefield Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
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Monocacy National Battlefield	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Suitland Parkway	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Voyageurs National Park	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wind Cave National Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	1/12/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 6:53:53 PM

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