Festuca saximontana

Festuca saximontana

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 saximontana
Varieties: F. s. var. purpusiana – F. s. var. robertsiana – F. s. var. saximontana

Name

Festuca saximontana Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 536 (1909)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Festuca brachyphylla var. rydbergii A.Cronquist in H.A.Gleason & A.Cronquist, Man. Vasc. Pl. NorthE. U.S. Canad., ed. 2: 864 (1991), nom. superfl.
  • Festuca brachyphylla subsp. saximontana (Rydb.) Hultén in Fl. Alaska Yukon: 242 (1942)
  • Festuca ovina var. rydbergii St.-Yves in Candollea 2: 245 (1925), nom. superfl.
  • Festuca ovina f. saximontana (Rydb.) Carpenter in E.J.Dole, Fl. Vermont, ed. 3: 41 (1937)
  • Festuca ovina subsp. saximontana (Rydb.) St.-Yves in Candollea 2: 245 (1925)
  • Festuca ovina var. saximontana (Rydb.) Gleason in Phytologia 4: 21 (1952)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Nortwestern USA Alaska Regional: Central USA Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regional: Eastern USA New York, Vermont Regional: Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regional: Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Greenland, Labrador, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Rusia Far East Magadan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Rydberg, P.A., 1909. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 36: 536

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. 2025. Festuca saximontana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Festuca saximontana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 December 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca saximontana. Published online. Accessed: December 12 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Rocky Mountain fescue

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