PLANTS Profile for Festuca rubra ssp. arenaria (red fescue)

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Festuca rubra L. ssp. arenaria (Osbeck) F. Aresch.
red fescue

Symbol:

FERUA3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

More Information:

Images:
Festuca rubra L. ssp. arenaria (Osbeck) F. Aresch.

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Synonyms:
Festuca rubra L. ssp. arenaria (Osbeck) F. Aresch.

	FEAR5	Festuca arenaria Osbeck, non Lam.
	FERUA5	Festuca rubra L. var. arenaria (Osbeck) Fr.
	FERUL	Festuca rubra L. var. lanuginosa Mert. & W.D.J. Koch

Distribution:
Festuca rubra L. ssp. arenaria (Osbeck) F. Aresch.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CO, CT, ME, MO, OR, VT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Festuca rubra L. ssp. arenaria (Osbeck) F. Aresch.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 84 species in Festuca, 9 subspecies in Festuca rubra L.

Classification:
Festuca rubra L. ssp. arenaria (Osbeck) F. Aresch.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Festuca L. – fescue
Species	Festuca rubra L. – red fescue
Subspecies	Festuca rubra L. ssp. arenaria (Osbeck) F. Aresch. – red fescue

Introduced Information:
Festuca rubra L. ssp. arenaria (Osbeck) F. Aresch.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Festuca rubra L. ssp. arenaria (Osbeck) F. Aresch.

Festuca rubra:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW-

FACU

FACU+

FAC-

FAC

FAC*

FACW-

FAC

FAC+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Festuca rubra L. ssp. arenaria (Osbeck) F. Aresch.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524073.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 09/16/2008 09:04 AM MDT