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Panicum virgatum
switchgrass
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Panicum virgatum L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		switchgrass
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NY: SNR; PA: S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Colorado National Monument	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	El Morro National Monument
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Portage National Monument	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jewel Cave National Monument	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pipestone National Monument	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	Saratoga National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/15/2013

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 5:39:51 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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