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Arrhenatherum elatius
tall oatgrass
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		tall oatgrass
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
Habitat - Meadow
Habitat - Cultural
Life Form - Graminoid


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Blue Ridge Parkway	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Olympic National Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Redwood National Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	10/9/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 7:28:37 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.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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