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Festuca subverticillata

(Pers.) Alexeev

Nodding Fescue

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129953
Element CodePMPOA2V1N0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusFestuca
Synonyms
Festuca obtusaBiehler
Other Common Names
Fétuque obtuse (FR) nodding 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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-06-30
Change Date1994-11-07
Edition Date1994-11-07
Rank Reasons
Grank provided by Michael Oldham (Ontario CDC) during Eastern Heritage Conf. Nov/94.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
ManitobaS1Yes
QuebecS3Yes
OntarioS4Yes
New BrunswickS2Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
KansasS4Yes
MarylandSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
New JerseyS4Yes
MississippiSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
IllinoisS3Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNANo
LouisianaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
South CarolinaS5Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
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.