familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Poeae
genusFestuca
subgenusFestuca subg. Festuca
sectionFestuca sect. Festuca
speciesFestuca saximontana
Festuca saximontana var. saximontana
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 432.
Culms 25-50(60) cm, usually 3-5 times the height of the vegetative shoot leaves, usually glabrous below the inflorescences, sometimes sparsely scabrous or pubescent; blades usually scabrous on the abaxial surfaces, scabrules to 0.1 mm; abaxial sclerenchyma in 3-5 strands, sometimes partly confluent or forming a continuous band. Lemmas smooth or scabrous distally.
Distribution
Wis., Alta., B.C., Greenland, Man., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon, N.Mex., Wash., N.Y., Utah, Calif., Mich., Ariz., Colo., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Vt., Mont., Alaska, Iowa, Kans., Minn., N.Dak., Nebr., S.Dak., Wyo.
Discussion
Festuca saximontana var. saximontana grows throughout the range of the species.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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