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Schizachyrium scoparium
bluestem
White Sands National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		bluestem
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NM: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Last Modified Date:	5/31/2013

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 7:12:28 PM

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