Festuca arvernensis Auquier, Kerguélen & Markgr.-dann.

Field fescue (en), Fétuque d'Auvergne (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Festuca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.25-0.575m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.58
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-8
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Festuca arvernensis habit picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Festuca arvernensis flower picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Festuca arvernensis world distribution map, present in Brazil, France, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:402379-1
WFO ID wfo-0000869848
COL ID 6HRRP
BDTFX ID 26649
INPN ID 98079
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Festuca arvernensis Schedonorus glaucus Festuca glauca Festuca involuta Festuca cinerea var. glauca Festuca ovina subsp. glauca Festuca ovina var. glauca