Festuca campestris

Rydb.

Big Rough Fescue

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133672
Element CodePMPOA2V1B0
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 scabre (FR) Mountain Rough Fescue (EN) Prairie Fescue (EN) rough fescue (EN) Rough 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, Checklist) and FNA (vol. 24, 2007) here include Festuca scabrella in F. campestris, which is placed instead in F. altaica in Kartesz's 1999 Synthesis.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-02-03
Change Date2016-02-03
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS1Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MontanaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Montana (4)
AreaForestAcres
FleecerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest31,585
Lazyman GulchHelena National Forest11,614
Mt. Hefty Ra 1481Flathead National Forest12,938
Upper East ForkBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest8,905
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Myrtle SilviesMalheur National Forest11,679
References (2)
  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.