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Scientific Name
Festuca octoflora
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Festuca octoflora Walter
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Sixweeks Fescue
Park Synonyms
Vulpia octoflora
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusVulpia
SpeciesFestuca octoflora
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Occurrence value was NA with comment: Present in Park; Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Abundance = Infrequent-scattered locales throughout park; Uncommon; Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Taxa Group Tags
  • Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Monocot
Bloom Time Tags
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
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
rsultzman@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/25/2024 12:44:03 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: RangeCode = lo; Range = Low elevations-850ft.-2,500ft. ATBI Sensitivity = Public, Park Species Data Source: White et.al. 1982-98, Accepted Detail: Local list is unchecked and no local accepted name has been assigned, because multiple subspecies/varieties are also in the park.
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Shenandoah National Park (SHEN)
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
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