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Scientific Name
Poa sylvestris
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Poa sylvestris A. Gray
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Woodland Bluegrass
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusPoa
SpeciesPoa sylvestris
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Abundance = Rare-l or 2 locales, small populations; Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Elevation Range Tags
  • Low to Mid
Life form Tags
  • Perennial graminoid
Park Rank Tags
  • Park rare
Taxa Group Tags
  • Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Monocot
Wetland Status Tags
  • Facultative Wetland
Bloom Time Tags
  • April
  • May
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
7
References
4
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-MACA
Created Date
12/14/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
skennedy@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/30/2019 3:07:08 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: RangeCode = lo-mid; Range = Low elevations-850ft.-2,500ft. - Middle elevations-2,500ft.- approximately 4,500ft. ATBI Sensitivity = Park-Only, Park Species Data Source: White et.al. 1982-98
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George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Mammoth Cave National Park (MACA)
Monocacy National Battlefield (MONO)
Piscataway Park (PISC)
Manassas National Battlefield Park (MANA)
Prince William Forest Park (PRWI)
Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL)
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (HOCU)
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Stones River National Battlefield (STRI)
George Washington Carver National Monument (GWCA)
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (HOBE)
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