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Scientific Name
Festuca ovina
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Festuca ovina L.
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
sheep fescue
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusFestuca
SpeciesFestuca ovina
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: 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
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
7/27/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
BLA - I&M Office.
Last Modified Date
8/8/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Byer, 2002; Venezia, 1991, Accepted Detail: Byer, 2002
Other Parks
Arches National Park (ARCH)
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (BICA)
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (BOHA)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Crater Lake National Park (CRLA)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Great Basin National Park (GRBA)
Grand Portage National Monument (GRPO)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (HOCU)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO)
Minute Man National Historical Park (MIMA)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE)
Richmond National Battlefield Park (RICH)
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Walnut Canyon National Monument (WACA)
Whitman Mission National Historic Site (WHMI)
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