Festuca saximontana Rydb.

Rocky mountain fescue (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Festuca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.2-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
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 -

Distribution

Festuca saximontana world distribution map, present in Canada, Colombia, Micronesia (Federated States of), and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:104039-2
WFO ID wfo-0000872061
COL ID 6HTYG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Festuca ovina f. purpurascens Festuca ovina f. saximontana Festuca canadensis Festuca saximontana Festuca brachyphylla subsp. saximontana Festuca brachyphylla var. rydbergii Festuca ovina subsp. saximontana Festuca ovina var. purpurascens Festuca ovina var. saximontana Festuca saximontana var. robertsiana Festuca saximontana var. saximontana Festuca saximontana subsp. saximontana Festuca ovina var. rydbergii