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Elymus virginicus
Virginia wild rye
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Elymus virginicus L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Virginia wild rye
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


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Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Falls Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
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Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Monocacy National Battlefield	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Suitland Parkway
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Vicksburg National Military Park	Voyageurs National Park
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wind Cave National Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	3/30/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 7:52:12 AM

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