PLANTS Profile for Festuca valesiaca (Volga fescue)

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PLANTS Profile

Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin
Volga fescue

Symbol:

FEVA2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin

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Synonyms:
Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin

FEMA3

Festuca mariettana Alexeev

Distribution:
Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin


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USA (AZ, KS, MT, VT, WY)

Related Taxa:
Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 84 species in Festuca or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Festuca valesiaca ssp. saxatilis

Festuca valesiaca ssp. valesiaca
Volga fescue

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin

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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 valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin – Volga fescue

Introduced Information:
Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin

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 valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565190.

Related Web Sites:
Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin

Festuca of North America Descriptions and Identification

Time Generated: 10/13/2008 08:12 AM MDT