Festuca heterophylla Lam.

Variousleaf fescue (en), Fétuque hétérophylle (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Festuca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 4.3-6.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.3 - 6.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Festuca heterophylla habit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)
Festuca heterophylla habit picture by Daniel Bourget (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Festuca heterophylla leaf picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)
Festuca heterophylla leaf picture by Jana Nie (cc-by-sa)
Festuca heterophylla leaf picture by claude lerat -gentet Mme (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Festuca heterophylla flower picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Festuca heterophylla fruit picture by claude lerat -gentet Mme (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Festuca heterophylla world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:402849-1
WFO ID wfo-0000870696
COL ID 6HT9F
BDTFX ID 27044
INPN ID 98280
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Festuca rubra subvar. vulpioides Festuca transsilvanica Festuca vulpioides Festuca heterophylla f. leiophylla Festuca nemorosa Festuca nemorum Festuca communis var. heterophylla Festuca duriuscula var. heterophylla Festuca heterophylla subsp. braun-blanquetii Festuca rubra subsp. heterophylla Festuca rubra var. heterophylla Festuca citardae Festuca heterophylla var. leiophylla Festuca heterophylla