Festuca viridula
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Festuca viridula is a species of grass known by several common names, including green fescue, greenleaf fescue, and mountain bunchgrass. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Colorado, where it is most abundant in high-elevation forests and meadows.
Description
This fescue is a clumping perennial bunchgrass with stems generally one half to one meter in height. The leaves are narrow and often have rolled edges, are surrounded by sheaths that shred into fibers, and may be tough and spikelike on the lower part of the plant. The erect inflorescence has a few branches each holding flat green spikelets. This is an important forage grass for livestock in some areas.
External links
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- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,9015,9030 Jepson Manual Treatment: Festuca viridula]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FEVI USDA Plants Profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110611140521/http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Festuca_viridula&type=treatment Grass Manual Treatment]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Festuca+viridula Festuca viridula - U.C. Photo gallery]
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Category:Bunchgrasses of North America
Category:Native grasses of California
Category:Grasses of the United States
Category:Flora of British Columbia
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Flora of Northern America
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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