Festuca viridula

Taxobox
name = "Festuca viridula"

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image_width = 220px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
genus = "Festuca"
species = "F. viridula"
binomial = "Festuca viridula"
binomial_authority = Vasey
synonyms = "Festuca howellii"

"Festuca viridula" is a species of grass known by several common names, including green fescue, greenleaf fescue, and mountain bunchgrass. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Colorado, where it is most abundant in high-elevation forests and meadows. This fescue is a clumping perennial grass with stems generally one half to one meter in height. The leaves are narrow and often have rolled edges, are surrounded by sheaths that shred into fibers, and may be tough and spikelike on the lower part of the plant. The erect inflorescence has a few branches each holding flat green spikelets. This is an important forage grass for livestock in some areas.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,9015,9030 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FEVI USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Festuca_viridula&type=treatment Grass Manual Treatment]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Festuca+viridula Photo gallery]