Festuca saximontana
Mountain Fescue
Also known as: Festuca brachyphylla subsp. saximontana (Rydb.) Hultén +10 more
- Festuca brachyphylla subsp. saximontana (Rydb.) Hultén
- Festuca brachyphylla var. rydbergii (Gleason) A.Cronquist
- Festuca canadensis E.B.Alexeev
- Festuca ovina f. purpurascens Hayata
- Festuca ovina f. saximontana (Rydb.) Carpenter
- Festuca ovina subsp. saximontana (Rydb.) St.-Yves
- Festuca ovina var. purpurascens (Hayata) Honda
- Festuca ovina var. rydbergii St.-Yves
- Festuca ovina var. saximontana (Rydb.) Gleason
- Festuca saximontana subsp. purpusina (St.-Yves) Tzvelev
- Festuca saximontana var. robertsiana Pavlick
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Festuca saximontana (commonly known as Mountain Fescue) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia and North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Greenland, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon
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