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Festuca brachyphylla

J.A. Schultes ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes

Shortleaf Fescue

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149038

Element CodePMPOA2V070

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusFestuca

Other Common Names

Alpine Fescue (EN) alpine fescue (EN) Fétuque à feuilles courtes (FR) Short-leaved Fescue (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-03-07

Change Date1984-05-16

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Labrador	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S2	Yes
Nunavut	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S2	Yes
Saskatchewan	S2	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Oregon	S3	Yes
Colorado	S4	Yes
Vermont	S1	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S3	Yes
Montana	SU	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

New Mexico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pecos	Carson National Forest	13,436
Pecos WS River	Santa Fe National Forest	5,396

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.