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Festuca filiformis Pourr.
hair fescue (fineleaf sheep fescue)
Poaceae (Grass family)

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Species Information

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General:
Perennial, densely tufted grass from fibrous roots; stems 18 - 25 (55) cm. tall, with visible nodes.
Leaves:
Sheaths conspicuous at the base of the stem, persisting for more than 1 year, remaining entire, not shredding into fibres; blades (5) 11 - 23 (30) cm. long, 0.2-0.6 mm. wide, folded, finely wirelike; ligules 0.15-0.3 mm. long.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a norrow panicle, 1-4 (8) cm. long, the branches 0.5-1.5 (2) cm. long; spikelets 2 to 6, 3-6 (6.5) mm. long; lower glumes 1-2.5 mm. long, the upper ones 1.7-2.3 (3.9) mm. long; lemmas 2.3-4 (4.4) mm. long, finely pointed, rarely awned, if present then the awns up to 0.4 mm. long; anthers 1.5-1.9(2.20 mm long: ovary tops smooth.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Dry roadsides, disturbed sites and lawns in the lowland and montane zones; rare in WC and SW BC, known only from Terrace and Vancouver; introduced from Europe.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Festuca filiformis

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
Site Information
 Value / Class

Minimum

Average

Maximum
Elevation (metres) 990 1509 2060
Slope Gradient (%) 0 18 43
Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W] 		0 132 220
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric] 		2 2 3
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class		 C
Number of field plots
 species was recorded in:		 4
Modal BEC Zone Class
 IDF
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in: ESSF(2), IDF(2)

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Festuca capillata Lam.
Festuca ovina subsp. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Peterm.
Festuca ovina var. capillata (Lam.) Alef.
Festuca ovina var. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Sm.
Festuca tenuifolia Sibth.

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links


Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
 International Plant Names Index
 Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Photo Sources

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General References

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Family References
 General Botanical References for BC
Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-09 12:14:43 PM ]
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