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      - Order - Grasses/Sedges - Cyperales
        
        Family - Grasses - Poaceae
        
        Species - Mountain Fescue - Festuca viridula

Mountain Fescue - Festuca viridula

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S4
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General Description

Perennial bunchgrass. Stems 40–80 cm. Leaves: blades 1.5–2 mm wide, flat. Inflorescence an open panicle 6–15 cm long. Spikelets 8–11 mm long, with 3 to 7 florets. Lemmas unawned or awned to 1.5 mm (Lavin in Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range

Montana Range Range Descriptions

Native

Range Comments

BC to CA, NV and MT (Lavin in Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 14

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(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)

Habitat

Grasslands, meadows; subalpine, alpine (Lavin in Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References

Literature Cited AboveLegend: View Online Publication
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Harvey, S.J. 1990. Responses of steppe plants to gradients of water soil texture and disturbance in Montana, U.S.A. Ph.D. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 34 p.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Mountain Fescue — Festuca viridula. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 25, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PMPOA2V0Z0