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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
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSchedonorus
SpeciesFestuca 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
2
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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