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
Festuca brachyphylla Schult. & Schult. f. ssp. brachyphylla[FNA24, HC2]
alpine fescue
Publication: Mant. 3(Add. 1): 646. 1827.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA24: "Festuca brachyphylla subsp. brachyphylla is circumpolar in its distribution. In the Flora region, it extends from Alaska to Newfoundland, south in the mountains to Washington in the west and in the high peaks of the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Quebec and New England in the east."
Last updated 12/9/2023 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Festuca brevifolia R. Br. var. genuina St.-Yves
