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Festuca paradoxa Desvaux. Cluster Fescue. Phen: May-Jul. Hab: Bottomlands and moist uplands over mafic or calcareous rock. Dist: PA west to WI and IA, south to SC, c. GA, and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA24, G, GW1, HC, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mo1, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, Tucker (1996); = Festuca nutans Biehler – S13; ? Festuca shortii Kunth ex Wood – S, misapplied
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily: 7
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