• Aerial view of the George Washington Memorial Parkway in the fall

    George Washington

    Memorial Parkway DC, MD, VA

Grasses

Wild Wood-Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) can be found in Great Falls Park.

- Photo by Brent Steury

A total of 87 extant species of grasses are known from within the George Washington Memorial Parkway. An additional nine species are known only from historic voucher records.

Did You Know?

South wing of Arlington House

Arlington House was originally built as a memorial to George Washington. Construction began in 1802 and the home was finished in 1818. More...