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Poaceae
Festuca

not marked as a favorite taxon Festuca saximontana Rydberg var. saximontana. Common name: Rocky Mountain Fescue. Habitat: High-elevation, boreal ledges and crevices. Distribution: 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).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA24, K4, NY; < Festuca brachyphylla Schult. & Schult.f. var. brachyphylla — C; < Festuca saximontana Rydb. — Mi. Basionym: Festuca saximontana Rydb. 1909

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

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