Festuca occidentalis

Festuca occidentalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Loliinae
Genus: Festuca
Species: Festuca occidentalis

Name

Festuca occidentalis Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 249 (1840).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Festuca ovina var. polyphylla Beal, Grass. N. Amer. 2: 597 (1896).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Northwestern USA Alaska Regionalː Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regionalː Western Central USA Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming Regionalː Northern USA Michigan, Wisconsin Regionalː Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. 1834–1840. Flora Boreali-Americana, or, the botany of the northern parts of British America. Vol. 2. pp. 1–328. H.G. Bohn, London. BHL Reference page.  2: 249

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Festuca occidentalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 August 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Festuca occidentalis. Published online. Accessed: 21 September 2024. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Festuca occidentalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 September 2024. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Festuca occidentalis. Accessed: 10 September 2024. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Festuca occidentalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 25-July-2006. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Festuca occidentalis. Accessed: 2024 September 21.

Vernacular names

• English: western fescue

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