Festuca subulata
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Festuca subulata is a species of grass
known by the common names bearded fescue and nodding fescue. It is native to the northwestern quarter of North America, from Alaska
to South Dakota
to northern California
, where it is most often found in moist mountain forests.
This fescue
is a loosely clumping perennial grass with small rhizome
s. The stems are generally between 40 and 80 centimeters in height and have drooping leaves. The inflorescence
has loosely clustered spikelets. The plant reproduces by seed and rhizome and it sometimes spreads via stolon
.
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
known by the common names bearded fescue and nodding fescue. It is native to the northwestern quarter of North America, from Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
to South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
to northern California
Northern California
Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...
, where it is most often found in moist mountain forests.
This fescue
Fescue
Festuce is a genus of about 300 species of perennial tufted grasses, belonging to the grass family Poaceae . The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, although the majority of the species are found in cool temperate areas...
is a loosely clumping perennial grass with small rhizome
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
s. The stems are generally between 40 and 80 centimeters in height and have drooping leaves. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
has loosely clustered spikelets. The plant reproduces by seed and rhizome and it sometimes spreads via stolon
Stolon
In biology, stolons are horizontal connections between organisms. They may be part of the organism, or of its skeleton; typically, animal stolons are external skeletons.-In botany:...
.