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Festuca washingtonica

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Washington Fescue

G2Imperiled (G2G3) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.817081

Element CodePMPOA2V320

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

Fétuque du Washington (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Taxonomic Comments

Apparently described in 1982, but not listed by Kartesz (1994) as either an accepted name or a synonym. Recognized as a distinct species by Kartesz (1999) and by Flora of North America (2007).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-08-26

Change Date2010-09-20

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Occurs in open sagebrush grassland on slopes and ridges, usually near forest margins (NatureServe Network Database as of July 2017).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest EdgeShrubland/chaparralGrassland/herbaceous

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Washington	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Devils Gulch	Wenatchee National Forest	24,419

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. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.