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 filiformis Pourr.[FNA24, HC2]
fine-leaf sheep fescue
Publication: Hist. & Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Toulouse 3: 319. 1788.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA24: "Festuca filiformis is a European species that has been introduced to the Flora region as a turf grass. It grows well on poor, dry soils and is becoming a ruderal weed in some areas. It is particularly common in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada, but has been reported from scattered locations elsewhere."
Last updated 12/10/2023 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Festuca capillata Lam.
Festuca ovina L. var. capillata (Lam.) Alef.[HC]
Festuca ovina L. var. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Sm.
Festuca tenuifolia Sibth.
