Festuca brachyphylla
Shortleaf Fescue, Alpine Fescue
Other regional names: Rock Fescue +1 more
- Rock Fescue
- Short Leaved Fescue
Also known as: Festuca brachyphylla f. flavida Polunin +17 more
- Festuca brachyphylla f. flavida Polunin
- Festuca brachyphylla subsp. breviculmis Fred.
- Festuca brachyphylla subsp. coloradensis Fred.
- Festuca brachyphylla var. arctica (St.-Yves) Litard.
- Festuca brachyphylla var. coloradensis (Fred.) Dorn
- Festuca brachyphylla var. groenlandica Schol.
- Festuca brevifolia var. arctica St.-Yves
- Festuca groenlandica (Schol.) Fred.
- Festuca jensenii Gjaerev. & Ryvarden
- Festuca jouldosensis D.M.Chang
- Festuca ovina f. subspicata Lange
- Festuca ovina subsp. brachyphylla (Schult.) Piper
- Festuca ovina subsp. brevifolia (S.Watson) Hack.
- Festuca ovina subsp. purpusiana St.-Yves
- Festuca ovina var. borealis Lange
- Festuca ovina var. brachyphylla (Schult.) Piper
- Festuca ovina var. brevifolia (R.Br.) Hart.
- Festuca ovina var. brevifolia S.Watson
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Festuca brachyphylla (commonly known as Shortleaf Fescue or Alpine Fescue) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is part of the broad Festuca genus, encompassing over 650 species globally.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Arizona, British Columbia, California, China North-Central, Chita, Colorado, Greenland, Idaho, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Qinghai, Québec, Saskatchewan, Svalbard, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Tuva, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon