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Scientific Name
Festuca subverticillata
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) E.B. Alexeev
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Nodding fescue
Park Synonyms
Festuca obtusa
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusFestuca
SpeciesFestuca subverticillata
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
6
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
WFO
Created Date
4/8/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
6/17/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Found in moist woods and clearings. Formerly known as Festuca obtusa. See synonym Festuca obtusa to view additional evidence., Park Species Data Source: Updated by William Olson, April, 2003.
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