Festuca
fescue
Specimens
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
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Accepted Name:
Festuca
Synonyms & Misapplications:
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Species in Festuca:
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Festuca brachyphylla – alpine fescue
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, and northeastern North America; circumboreal. -
ssp. brachyphylla – alpine fescue Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to northeastern Oregon, east to the northern Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, and east to the Atlantic Coast; circumboreal.
- ssp. coloradensis – Colorado alpine fescue Occurring east of the Cascades crest in northeastern Washington; northeastern Washington to northeastern Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains.
- Festuca californica – California fescue
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ssp. californica
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Festuca campestris – prairie fescue Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Idaho, Montana, and the northern Great Plains.
- Festuca filiformis – fine-leaf sheep fescue Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to Oregon; also in eastern North America.
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Festuca idahoensis – bluebunch fescue, Idaho fescue Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
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Festuca occidentalis – western fescue Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to southwestern Alberta and Wyoming; disjunct in the Great Lakes area.
- Festuca ovina – sheep fescue
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Festuca roemeri – Roemer's fescue Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
- var. roemeri – Roemer's fescue Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
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Festuca rubra – sand fescue Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast; circumboreal.
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Festuca saximontana – Rocky Mountain fescue Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America, also in Far East Russia.
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var. purpusiana – Rocky Mountain fescue Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Rocky Mountains, also in Far East Russia.
- var. saximontana Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America, also in Far East Russia.
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Festuca subulata – bearded fescue Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the northern Great Plains and Colorado.
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Festuca subuliflora – crinkle-awn fescue Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California.
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Festuca trachyphylla – hard fescue Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across much of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Festuca valesiaca – Valais fescue Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho.
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Festuca viridula – green-leaf fescue Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Alberta and Montana.
- Festuca washingtonica – Washington fescue Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Southern British Columbia Washington.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Festuca in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Festuca checklist entry
OregonFlora: Festuca information
E-Flora BC: Festuca atlas page
CalPhotos: Festuca photos
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