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Poa compressa
flat-stemmed bluegrass
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Poa compressa L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		flat-stemmed bluegrass
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
Habitat - Mesic forest
Habitat - Meadow
Habitat - Xeric forest
Habitat - Wetland
Habitat - Rock outcrop
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, 4 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Anacostia Park	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Assateague Island National Seashore
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Bryce Canyon National Park
Buffalo National River	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Catoctin Mountain Park
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Crater Lake National Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Death Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Denali National Park and Preserve
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
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	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hovenweep National Monument
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Natural Bridges National Monument
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Olympic National Park	Oregon Caves National Monument
Oxon Run National Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pecos National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Suitland Parkway	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	11/4/2021

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/2/2025 3:45:22 PM

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