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Agrostis capillaris
Colonial Bent, Rhode Island Bent Grass
Rock Creek Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Agrostis capillaris L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Colonial Bent, Rhode Island Bent Grass
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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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, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Minute Man National Historical Park	Mount Rainier National Park
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Oregon Caves National Monument	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Voyageurs National Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Yosemite National Park


Last Modified Date:	2/18/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 2:19:03 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.

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