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Festuca rubra ssp. arctica

Festuca rubra L. ssp. arctica (Hack.) Govor.

Arctic Red Fescue, Richardson's Fescue

Poaceae (Grass family)

Synonym(s): Festuca richardsonii, Festuca richardsonii ssp. cryophila, Festuca rubra ssp. cryophila, Festuca rubra ssp. richardsonii, Festuca rubra var. mutica

USDA Symbol: FERUA6

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , MT , WY
Canada: BC , MB , NL , NS , NT , NU , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Sands, gravels, silts, and stony soils of river banks, bars, and flats; in periglacial outwashes, beaches, sand dunes, muskegs, solifluction slopes, and scree slopes in tundra, subarctic forest, and barren regions; and subalpine areas in the mountains.

Web Reference

Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Festuca rubra ssp. arctica in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Festuca rubra ssp. arctica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Festuca rubra ssp. arctica

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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