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Anthoxanthum odoratum
sweet vernalgrass
Rock Creek Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		sweet vernalgrass
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Haleakala National Park	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Isle Royale National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kalaupapa National Historical Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lewis and Clark National Historical 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	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Mount Rainier National Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
North Cascades National Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Olympic National Park	Oxon Run National Parkway
Petersburg National Battlefield	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Suitland Parkway	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	2/19/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 6:49:20 PM

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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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