Scientific Name
Festuca pratensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Festuca pratensis Huds.
Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park (MANA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Meadow Fescue
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
Superdivision | Embryophyta |
Division | Tracheophyta |
Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Superorder | Lilianae |
Order | Poales |
Family | Poaceae |
Genus | Schedonorus |
Species | Festuca pratensis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Fleming, 2003
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gleason and Cronquist, 1991
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes
Abundance
Unknown
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Global Rank (2001)=G5;Virginia State Rank (2001)=SE(State Exotic); DCR, 2003: Moderately invasive species, listed as Festuca elatior (F. pratensis)
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
SLS - I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
8/17/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: DCR, 2003: Moderately invasive species, listed as Festuca elatior (F. pratensis), Park Species Data Source: Fleming, 2003; Belden, 1998;
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