PLANTS Profile for Schedonorus giganteus (giant fescue)

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PLANTS Profile

Schedonorus giganteus (L.) Holub
giant fescue

Symbol:

SCGI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Photo of Schedonorus giganteus (L.) Holub

Festuca gigantea

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Soviet Union (Former). Usage Requirements.

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Schedonorus giganteus (L.) Holub

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Synonyms:
Schedonorus giganteus (L.) Holub

BRGI	Bromus giganteus L.
FEGI	Festuca gigantea (L.) Vill.
LOGI2	Lolium giganteum (L.) S.J. Darbyshire	giant fescue

Distribution:
Schedonorus giganteus (L.) Holub


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, MI, NY), CAN (ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Schedonorus giganteus (L.) Holub

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 4 species in Schedonorus

Classification:
Schedonorus giganteus (L.) Holub

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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	Schedonorus P. Beauv.
Species	Schedonorus giganteus (L.) Holub – giant fescue

Introduced Information:
Schedonorus giganteus (L.) Holub

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Schedonorus giganteus (L.) Holub

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

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

Time Generated: 10/10/2008 06:59 AM MDT