Festuca octoflora Walter var. tenella (Willdenow) Fernald. Northern Six-weeks Fescue. Phen: Apr-Jun. Hab: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Dist: S. ME west to BC, south to GA, AR, TX, and CA.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = G, HC, K4, NE, NY; = Festuca octoflora Walter – S13; = Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. var. glauca (Nutt.) Fernald – Ar, C, ETx1, FNA24, K1, Mo1, NcTx, Pa; = Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. var. tenella (Willd.) Fernald – F, K3, Tat, Tn; < Festuca octoflora Walter – GW1, RAB, S, W, WV; > Festuca octoflora Walter var. glauca (Nutt.) Fernald; > Festuca tenella Willd. var. glauca Nutt.; > Festuca tenella Willd. var. tenella; < Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. – Mi, Tx, Va, Tucker (1996); > Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. var. glauca (Nutt.) Fernald – Il; > Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. var. tenella (Willd.) Fernald – Il

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 9