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Festuca

not marked as a favorite taxon *Festuca trachyphylla (Hackel) Krajina. Common name: Hard Fescue. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Meadows, pastures, disturbed areas, often used for soil stabilization. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Taxonomy Comments: The nomenclatural debate about the application of the name F. trachyphylla is summarized in Darbyshire & Pavlick (1997).

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA24, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, Aiken & Darbyshire (1990), Tucker (1996); = n/a — Tat; < Festuca ovina L. — RAB, S, W, WV; < Festuca ovina L. var. duriuscula (L.) W.D.J.Koch — F, G, HC, misapplied as to our material; < Festuca ovina L. var. ovina — F, G, HC. Basionym: Festuca ovina Hack. subvar. trachyphylla Hackel 1882

Links to other floras: = Festuca trachyphylla - FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Great Plains: UPL
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Festuca trachyphylla© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Festuca trachyphylla© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷

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