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Hesperochloa

not marked as a favorite taxon Hesperochloa sororia (Piper) P.M. Peterson, Romaschenko, & Soreng. Common name: Ravine Fescue. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Dry, rocky ledges. Distribution: S. Colorado and Utah south to New Mexico and Arizona; disjunct in sw. Missouri (historical). Known from only one very disjunct (ca. 700 mi.) population in Jasper County, Missouri from its more inherently southwestern United States distribution. The area in which it was collected (Carthage, Missouri) has apparently undergone extreme landscape changes due to lead mining, and the species is almost certainly historical there (Yatskievych 1999).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Peterson et al (2025a); = Festuca sororia Piper — FNA24, K4, Mo1, NS, POWO; = n/a — C. Basionym: Festuca sororia Piper 1913

Links to other floras: = Festuca sororia - FNA24

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Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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