PLANTS Profile for Festuca filiformis (fineleaf sheep fescue)

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PLANTS Profile

Festuca filiformis Pourr.
fineleaf sheep fescue

Symbol:

FEFI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I
SPM		I

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Festuca capillata

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Germany, Darmstsdt. Usage Requirements.

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Festuca filiformis Pourr.

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Synonyms:
Festuca filiformis Pourr.

	FECA3	Festuca capillata Lam.
	FEOVT2	Festuca ovina L. ssp. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Peterm.
	FEOVC	Festuca ovina L. var. capillata (Lam.) Alef.
	FEOVT	Festuca ovina L. var. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Sm.
	FETE	Festuca tenuifolia Sibth.

Distribution:
Festuca filiformis Pourr.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DC, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, LB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Festuca filiformis Pourr.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 84 species in Festuca

Classification:
Festuca filiformis Pourr.

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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 filiformis Pourr. – fineleaf sheep fescue

Noxious Weed Information:
Festuca filiformis Pourr.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Massachusetts:
gair fescue, fineleaf sheep fescue		Prohibited

Introduced Information:
Festuca filiformis Pourr.

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:
Festuca filiformis Pourr.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565187.

Related Web Sites:
Festuca filiformis Pourr.

Festuca of North America Descriptions and Identification

Time Generated: 10/09/2008 02:52 PM MDT