PLANTS Profile for Festuca arizonica (Arizona fescue)

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PLANTS Profile

Festuca arizonica Vasey
Arizona fescue

Symbol:

FEAR2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, AZ, Flagstaff, Arboretum. July 14, 2001. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Festuca arizonica Vasey

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Synonyms:
Festuca arizonica Vasey

FEOVA4

Festuca ovina L. var. arizonica (Vasey) Hack. ex Veal

Distribution:
Festuca arizonica Vasey


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USA (AZ, CO, NM, NV, TX, UT)

Related Taxa:
Festuca arizonica Vasey

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 84 species in Festuca

Classification:
Festuca arizonica Vasey

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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 arizonica Vasey – Arizona fescue

More Accounts and Images:
Festuca arizonica Vasey

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 40809.

Related Web Sites:
Festuca arizonica Vasey

AZ-Northern Arizona University

AZ-Southwest Environmental Information Network

AZ-University of Arizona

CO-Colorado Natural Heritage Program Grassland Abstract

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Native Seed Network

UK-GrassBase

Time Generated: 08/25/2009 03:53 PM MDT