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Scientific Name
Festuca rubra
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Festuca rubra L.
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Red Fescue
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusFestuca
SpeciesFestuca rubra
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Stalter and Greller, 1988: Found at Sandy Hook./ Stalter and Lamont, 2002: JBWR-Roadside./; Data Source: Stalter, 1988; Stalter, 2002; Byer, 2002
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Byer, 2002 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Byer, 2002 In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Byer, 2002-Rough estimate that <1 acre has been impacted by this species./
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Stalter and Lamont, 2002: Less than five populations estimated at JBWR./; Data Source: Stalter and Lamont, 2002
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
4
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
1/7/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
1/13/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Byer, 2002; Ferriera, 1997; Stalter, 1988; Stalter, 2002; Venezia, 1991, Accepted Detail: Byer, 2002
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