The Fescue of Mt. Adams Country

The Genus Festuca

What may be alpine fescue as seen at about 7200' on the terminal moraine of the Adams Glacier above the headwaters of the Lewis River, Mt. Adams Wilderness......July 19, 2018

Alpine Fescue: Festuca brachyphylla ssp. brachyphylla (Synonyms: Festuca brevifolia, Festuca brevifolia var. genuina, Festuca ovina, Festuca ovina ssp. brevifolia, Festuca ovina var. alpina, Festuca ovina var. borealis, Festuca ovina var. brachyphylla, Festuca ovina var. brevfolia) -

Buffalo Bunchgrass, Prairie Fescue, Rough Fescue: Festuca campestris (Synonyms: Festuca altaica var. major, Festuca scabrella var. major) -

Bluebunch Fescue, Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis (Synonyms: Festuca idahoensis var. idahoensis, Festuca idahoensis var. oregona, Festuca ingrata, Festuca occidentalis var. ingrata, Festuca occidentalis var. oregona, Festuca ovina var. columbiana, Festuca ovina var. ingrata, Festuca ovina var. oregona) -

Western Fescue: Festuca occidentalis (Synonym: Festuca ovina var. polyphylla) -

Red Fescue: Festuca rubra ssp. rubra (Synonym: Festuca rubra var. rubra) -

Rocky Mountain Fescue: Festuca saximontana var. purpusiana (Synonyms: Festuca ovina var. purpusia, Festuca ovina var. purpusiana) -

Sheep Fescue: Festuca saximontana var. saximontana (Synonyms: Festuca brachyphylla var. rydbergii, Festuca ovina var. rydbergii, Festuca ovina var. saximontana) -

Bearded Fescue: Festuca subulata -

Green Fescue, Green-leaf Fescue, Mountain Bunchgrass: Festuca viridula (Synonym: Festuca howellii) -

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