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Festuca saximontana Rydberg var. saximontana . Rocky Mountain Fescue. Hab: High-elevation, boreal ledges and crevices. Dist: Long Island (historical), north to n. NY, VT, and ON, westward. Known historically from Long Island, NY; this species is now extant in NY further north at only a few sites in high-elevation boreal sites (Werier 2022).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA24, K3, K4, NY; < Festuca brachyphylla var. brachyphylla – C; < Festuca saximontana Rydb. – Mi

Links to other floras: = Festuca saximontana var. saximontana - FNA24

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Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image of plant© Kristen Miskelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kristen Miskelly source CC-BY-NC | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Andrey Zharkikh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrey Zharkikh source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.

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