Festuca arizonica Vasey GRIN-Global

Taxon: Festuca arizonica Vasey

Summary

Genus:

Festuca

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Poeae

Subtribe:

Loliinae

Nomen number:

103633

Place of publication:

Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1:277. 1893

Verified:

05/08/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Festuca ovina L. var. arizonica (Vasey) Hack. ex Beal

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Reference(s)

Aiken, S. G. et al. Festuca of North America: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. 1996-
Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995
Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
Englert, J. M. et al. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
Kartesz, J. T. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 1994
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. A flora of New Mexico. 1980
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Welsh, S. L. et al. A Utah flora. 1993

Common names

English
Arizona fescue –
mountain bunchgrass –
pinegrass –

Distribution

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Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah

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Native
Northern America

NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, Utah]

Economic Uses

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Usage	Type	Reference
Animal food	forage	Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995
Environmental	erosion control	Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995
Environmental	revegetator	Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995

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Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103633. Accessed 14 March 2025.