A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Last updated 12/12/2023 by David Giblin.
Festuca viridula Vasey[FNA24, HC, HC2]
green-leaf fescue
Publication: U.S.D.A. Div. Bot. Bull. 13(2): pl. 93. 1893.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: FNA24: "Festuca viridula grows in low alpine and subalpine meadows, forest openings, and open forests, at (900)1500–3000 m, from southern British Columbia east to Montana and south to central California and Nevada. It is highly palatable to livestock, and is an important forage species in some areas."
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