Festuca campestris
| Festuca campestris | |
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| Festuca campestris near Silver Bow Creek, Montana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Festuca |
| Species: | F. campestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Festuca campestris | |
Festuca campestris, also known as the mountain rough fescue, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. This species prefer subalpine grasslands and grow in higher elevations. Festuca campestris is endemic to southern British Columbia, Alberta, and southwestern Saskatchewan south through Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.[1] It was first described in 1900 by Eduard Hackel.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Festuca campestris — FNA". Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "Festuca campestris Rydb". Festuca campestris Rydb. Retrieved 11 May 2023.