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Scientific Name
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis L.
Park
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Kentucky bluegrass
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusPoa
SpeciesPoa pratensis
SubspeciesPoa pratensis ssp. pratensis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
N.B.: Boivin & Love's proposal separates indigenous from adventive blue grass into two taxa, making high elevation "pratensis" a native species
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Source Field 'Origin' = 2 - Native to park
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Source Field 'ResStatus' = 6 - Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
10
References
1
Vouchers
7
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
NJS of the I&M office
Created Date
12/16/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
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Last Modified Date
1/7/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Additional Data Source fields: 'Documentation' = 2 - Voucher specimen, no scientific study; 'DocDate' = Date for provided documentation is 1970; 'SpclStatus' = 7 - Not listed; 'Distribtn' = 3 - No info on species distribution in park is available; 'Abundance' = 4 - No census data exists; 'Database' = 1 - On computerized database with geographic coordinates;, Park Species Data Source: Converted from ROMO's database, Flora.mdb, by the I&M office., Accepted Detail: Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis N.B.: Boivin & Love's proposal separates indigenous from adventive blue grass into two taxa, making high elevation "pratensis" a native species
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