BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Festuca idahoensis
Idaho fescue
| Scientific Name: | Festuca idahoensis Elmer | ||||||||||
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Festuca idahoensis ssp. idahoensis
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| English Name: | Idaho fescue | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - 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. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Vascular Plant | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | FESTIDA | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | G5 (May 2016) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S5 (Apr 2019) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Yellow | ||||||||||
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| General Status Canada: | 4 - Secure (2010) | ||||||||||
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| Global Reproduction Comments: | Seed dispersal in this species occurs within the immediate vicinity of the plant, suggesting that gravity is primary mechanism for dispersal (Zouhar, 2000). This species also produces tillers. | ||||||||||
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| Global Habitat Comments: | Festuca idahoensis grows in grasslands, open forests, and sagebrush meadows (FNA, 2007). | ||||||||||
| Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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ABIOTIC
Wind |
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| Dispersal: |
ABIOTIC
Self-dispersing Water |
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| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
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| References and Related Literature | |||||||||||
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. |
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Zouhar, K. L. 2000. Festuca idahoensis. In: Fire Effects Information System. USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available online: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ (Accessed 21 October 2011). |
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Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Festuca idahoensis. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 29, 2025).