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Festuca roemeri

(Pavlick) Alexeev

Roemer's Fescue

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144140
Element CodePMPOA2V0H2
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusFestuca
Synonyms
Festuca idahoensis ssp. roemeri(Pavlick) S. AikenFestuca idahoensis var. roemeriPavlick
Other Common Names
Fétuque de Roemer (FR) Roemer's 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.
Taxonomic Comments
Kartesz (1994) recognized Festuca idahoensis var. idahoensis and Festuca idahoensis var. roemeri within F. idahoensis. In 1999, Kartesz elevates these varieties to the full species, F. idahoensis and F. roemeri.
Conservation Status
Review Date2006-06-11
Change Date2006-06-11
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Festuca roemeri grows in open forests and grasslands (FNA 2007).

Ecology

Maret and Wilson (2005) found that burning significantly increased seedling establishment in Festuca roemeri.
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandGrassland/herbaceous
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Oregon (3)
AreaForestAcres
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
References (4)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Maret, M. P., and M. V. Wilson. 2005. Fire and litter effects on seedling establishment in western Oregon upland prairies. Restoration Ecology 13(3):562-568.