Festuca filiformis Pourr.
hair fescue (fineleaf sheep fescue)
Poaceae (Grass family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
hair fescue (fineleaf sheep fescue)
Poaceae (Grass family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
Species Information
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.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration 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)
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1509 | 990 | 2060 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
18 | 0 | 43 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
132 | 0 | 220 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 2 | 3 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
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) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and 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.Status Information
Synonyms
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.