| Festuca L. | |
| Publ. & Syn. | Agrostis scabra var. septentrionalis Fernald, Rhodora 35: 209 (1933). Type (GH?): Canada: Newfoundland, dry serpentine slopes near Winterhouse Brook, Bonne Day, 08. Aug. 1929, leg. Fernald, Long, and Fogg 1310. - Agrostis scabra subsp. septentrionalis (Fernald) Á. Löve and D. Löve, Bot. Not. 128: 504 (1976). |
| Notes | Northern fescues have been extensively investigated in North America (e.g., Frederiksen 1982; Alexeev 1985; Aiken and Darbyshire 1990; Aiken and Fedak 1992; Aiken et al. 1995), Russia (e.g., Alexeev 1981, 1982, 1983; Alexeev et al. 1987a, 1987b, 1988, 1990), and in the North Atlantic regions (e.g., Frederiksen 1974, 1977, 1981; Salvesen 1986; Fjellheim et al. 2001; Guldahl et al. 2001). Still, there are problems connected to several species, especially F. brachyphylla s. lat., F. rubra s. lat., F. ovina s. lat., and the viviparous plants. |
| Chromosomes | (1) 32 ca. 35 (ca. 5x). - Far East (N). - Sokolovskaya and Probatova (1974a); Yurtsev and Zhukova (1978). (2) 42 43 (6x). - Far East (N, S), Alaska, Canada, U.S.A., Greenland. - Numerous reports. |
| Geography | Amphi-Beringian (E) - North American: RFE ALA CAN GRL. |
| Parent taxon | Poaceae |
| Child taxa |
Festuca altaica Trin. Festuca auriculata Drobow Festuca baffinensis Polunin Festuca brachyphylla Schult. Festuca brevissima Jurtz. Festuca edlundiae S. Aiken, Consaul & Lefkovich Festuca frederikseniae E.B. Alexeev Festuca groenlandica (Schol.) Fred. Festuca hyperborea Holmen ex Fred. Festuca kolymensis Drobow Festuca lenensis Drobow Festuca ovina L. Festuca rubra L. Festuca saximontana Rydb. Festuca vivipara (L.) Sm. Festuca viviparoidea Krajina ex Pavlick The Festuca brachyphylla aggregate The Festuca lenensis aggregate The Festuca vivipara aggregate |
| PAF ID | 3422 |