Characteristics
Festuca rubra L. ssp. rubra
red fescue
Pastures, successional fields, hayfields, and roadsides. Often in open sites but occasionally persisting in successional forests or occurring on the edge of woods roads.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Not Native Naturalized FACU (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) SNA (State Rank) G5T4 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Poales
Festuca rubra L. ssp. rubra - red fescue
Citation
Festuca rubra L. ssp. rubra
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 04 Jun 2003 - 1
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