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Festuca

not marked as a favorite taxon *Festuca filiformis Pourret. Common name: Hair Fescue, Fineleaf Sheep Fescue. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA24, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Va, Aiken & Darbyshire (1990), Tucker (1996); = n/a — Tat; ? Festuca capillata Lam. — F, HC, RAB, S13; ? Festuca ovina L. var. capillata (Lam.) Alef. — G; > Festuca tenuifolia Sibth. — Pa, W. Basionym: Festuca filiformis Pourr. 1788

Links to other floras: = Festuca filiformis - FNA24

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