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Sporobolus vaginiflorus
poverty dropseed, poverty grass
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
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Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Sporobolus, Species Sporobolus vaginiflorus


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Anacostia Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Prince William Forest Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	7/27/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 1:35:31 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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