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Festuca L.
fescue

       
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Festuca L.

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Distribution:
Festuca L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Festuca L.

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Distribution of Festuca airoides Lam. [excluded]. .
Festuca airoides
tufted fescue
Distribution of Festuca altaica Trin.. . Image Available.
Festuca altaica
Altai fescue
Distribution of Festuca altissima All.. .
Festuca altissima
Distribution of Festuca amethystina L. [excluded]. .
Festuca amethystina
Distribution of Festuca ammobia Pavlick. .
Festuca ammobia
sand fescue
Distribution of Festuca ampla Hack.. .
Festuca ampla
Distribution of Festuca arizonica Vasey. . Image Available.
Festuca arizonica
Arizona fescue
Distribution of Festuca arvernensis Auquier, Kerguélen & Markgr.-Dannenb.. . Image Available.
Festuca arvernensis
field fescue
Distribution of Festuca ×aschersoniana Dorfl. [excluded]. .
Festuca ×aschersoniana
Distribution of Festuca auriculata Drobow, nom. inq.. .
Festuca auriculata
eared fescue
Distribution of Festuca baffinensis Polunin. .
Festuca baffinensis
Baffin fescue
Distribution of Festuca beckeri (Hack.) Trautv.. .
Festuca beckeri
Distribution of Festuca brachyphylla Schult. ex Schult. & Schult. f.. . Image Available.
Festuca brachyphylla
alpine fescue
Distribution of Festuca brevipila Tracey. . Image Available.
Festuca brevipila
hard fescue
Distribution of Festuca brevissima Jurtzev. .
Festuca brevissima
Alaska fescue
Distribution of Festuca burnatii St.-Yves. .
Festuca burnatii
Distribution of Festuca caerulescens Desf.. .
Festuca caerulescens
Distribution of Festuca californica Vasey. . Image Available.
Festuca californica
California fescue
Distribution of Festuca calligera (Piper) Rydb.. .
Festuca calligera
southwest fescue
Distribution of Festuca campestris Rydb.. .
Festuca campestris
rough fescue
Distribution of Festuca cretacea T.N. Popova & Proskor.. .
Festuca cretacea
Distribution of Festuca dasyclada Hack. ex Beal. . Image Available.
Festuca dasyclada
oil shale fescue
Distribution of Festuca dimorpha Guss.. .
Festuca dimorpha
Distribution of Festuca drymeja Mert. & W.D.J. Koch. .
Festuca drymeja
Distribution of Festuca durandoi Clauson. .
Festuca durandoi
Distribution of Festuca earlei Rydb.. .
Festuca earlei
Earle's fescue
Distribution of Festuca edlundiae S. Aiken, Consaul & Lefkovitch. .
Festuca edlundiae
Distribution of Festuca elegans Boiss.. .
Festuca elegans
Distribution of Festuca elmeri Scribn. & Merr.. . Image Available.
Festuca elmeri
coast fescue
Distribution of Festuca eskia Ramond ex DC.. .
Festuca eskia
Distribution of Festuca extremiorientalis Ohwi. .
Festuca extremiorientalis
Distribution of Festuca filiformis Pourr.. . Image Available.
Festuca filiformis
fineleaf sheep fescue
Distribution of Festuca groenlandica (Schol.) Fred.. .
Festuca groenlandica
Greenland fescue
Distribution of Festuca hallii (Vasey) Piper. .
Festuca hallii
plains rough fescue
Distribution of Festuca hawaiiensis Hitchc.. .
Festuca hawaiiensis
Hawai'i fescue
Distribution of Festuca hervieri Patzke. .
Festuca hervieri
Distribution of Festuca heteromalla Pourr.. .
Festuca heteromalla
varioushair fescue
Distribution of Festuca heterophylla Lam.. . Image Available.
Festuca heterophylla
variousleaf fescue
Distribution of Festuca hyperborea Holmen ex Frederiksen. .
Festuca hyperborea
boreal fescue
Distribution of Festuca idahoensis Elmer. . Image Available.
Festuca idahoensis
Idaho fescue
Distribution of Festuca kashmiriana Stapf [excluded]. .
Festuca kashmiriana
dog fescue
Distribution of Festuca kitaibeliana Schult. [excluded]. .
Festuca kitaibeliana
Distribution of Festuca lenensis Drobow. .
Festuca lenensis
tundra fescue
Distribution of Festuca ligulata Swallen. . Image Available.
Festuca ligulata
Guadalupe fescue
Distribution of Festuca mairei St.-Yves. .
Festuca mairei
Distribution of Festuca minutiflora Rydb.. .
Festuca minutiflora
smallflower fescue
Distribution of Festuca novae-zelandiae (Hack.) Cockayne. .
Festuca novae-zelandiae
Distribution of Festuca occidentalis Hook.. . Image Available.
Festuca occidentalis
western fescue
Distribution of Festuca ovina L.. . Image Available.
Festuca ovina
sheep fescue
Distribution of Festuca pallens Host. .
Festuca pallens
Distribution of Festuca pallescens (St.-Yves) Parodi. .
Festuca pallescens
Distribution of Festuca paradoxa Desv.. . Image Available.
Festuca paradoxa
clustered fescue
Distribution of Festuca parishii (Piper) Hitchc.. .
Festuca parishii
Parish's California fescue
Distribution of Festuca picturata Pils. .
Festuca picturata
Distribution of Festuca porcii Hack.. .
Festuca porcii
Distribution of Festuca psammophila (Hack. ex Celak.) Fritsch. .
Festuca psammophila
Distribution of Festuca pseudodalmatica Krajina ex Domin. .
Festuca pseudodalmatica
Distribution of Festuca pseudovina Hack. ex Wiesb.. .
Festuca pseudovina
pseudovina
Distribution of Festuca pseudovivipara (Pavlick) Pavlick. .
Festuca pseudovivipara
Distribution of Festuca rigescens (J. Presl) Kunth [excluded]. .
Festuca rigescens
Distribution of Festuca rivularis Boiss.. .
Festuca rivularis
Distribution of Festuca rubra L.. . Image Available.
Festuca rubra
red fescue
Distribution of Festuca rupicaprina (Hack.) A. Kern.. .
Festuca rupicaprina
Distribution of Festuca rupicola Heuff.. .
Festuca rupicola
Distribution of Festuca saximontana Rydb.. .
Festuca saximontana
Rocky Mountain fescue
Distribution of Festuca scabra Vahl. .
Festuca scabra
munnik fescue
Distribution of Festuca scabriuscula Phil.. .
Festuca scabriuscula
Distribution of Festuca sclerophylla Boiss. ex Bisch.. .
Festuca sclerophylla
Distribution of Festuca sororia Piper. . Image Available.
Festuca sororia
ravine fescue
Distribution of Festuca spectabilis Jan. .
Festuca spectabilis
Distribution of Festuca stricta Host. .
Festuca stricta
Distribution of Festuca subulata Trin.. . Image Available.
Festuca subulata
bearded fescue
Distribution of Festuca subuliflora Scribn.. . Image Available.
Festuca subuliflora
crinkleawn fescue
Distribution of Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev. . Image Available.
Festuca subverticillata
nodding fescue
Distribution of Festuca tatrae (Czako) Degen. .
Festuca tatrae
Distribution of Festuca thurberi Vasey. . Image Available.
Festuca thurberi
Thurber's fescue
Distribution of Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin. .
Festuca valesiaca
Volga fescue
Distribution of Festuca versuta Beal. . Image Available.
Festuca versuta
Texas fescue
Distribution of Festuca ×villosa-vivipara (Rosenv.) E.B. Alexeev [frederikseniae × rubra]. .
Festuca ×villosa-vivipara
Distribution of Festuca violacea Schleich. ex Gaudin. .
Festuca violacea
Distribution of Festuca viridula Vasey. . Image Available.
Festuca viridula
greenleaf fescue
Distribution of Festuca viviparoidea Krajina ex Pavlick. .
Festuca viviparoidea
northern fescue
Distribution of Festuca washingtonica Alexeev. .
Festuca washingtonica
Washington fescue
Distribution of Festuca xanthina Roem. & Schult.. .
Festuca xanthina
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Festuca L.

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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
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Festuca L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Low   Minor     Minor    
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Festuca L.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40792.

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

 
 
Time Generated: 09/01/2009 10:23 PM MDT