Poaceae
Festuca

Festuca baffinensis Polunin

First published in Bot. Canad. E. Arctic 1: 91 (1940)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic Northern Hemisphere to W. Central U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Greenland, Idaho, Magadan, Montana, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Svalbard, Utah, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Walker (Dr) K003063498 No
Cody, W.J. Canada K003063506 No
Eaton, A.E. [s.n.] K001739955 No
Hart, H.C. K003063495 No
Drummond K003063512 No
Taylor, J. K003063491 No
Lyalle (Dr) K003063500 No
Anderson K003063516 No
Hart, H.C. K001651126 No
Lyall, D. K003063517 No
s.coll. K003063514 No
Hart, H.C. K001651124 No
Beechey K001651127 No
s.coll. K003063511 No
Simmons, H.G. K003063521 No
Raer (Dr) K003063501 No
Warming, E.; Holm, H.T. K003063510 No
Eaton, A.E. (Revd) K003063492 No
s.coll. K003063509 No
Wright, C. K003063493 No
Cody, W.J. Canada K003063505 No
Allred United States K003063507 No
Eaton, A.E. [s.n.] K001739956 No
Hart, H.C. K003063494 No
s.coll. K003063508 Yes
Hart, H.C. K003063496 No
s.coll. K003063515 No
McClure K003063499 No
[Th. Malkiassen] Canada K003063522 No
Acock [[A]] K002910547 No
Dobbs, G.C. [s.n.] K002910548 No
Parry, E. (Sir) K001651040 No
Lyall, D. K003063518 No
Pullen (Capt.) K003063519 No
s.coll. K003063497 No
Fries, Th.M. K003063503 No
Sutherland (Dr) K003063502 No
Simmons, H.G. K003063504 No
[Frilden] K001651125 No
Rae K003063520 No
Parry, E. K003063490 No
[H. M. S. Instyalon] [s.n.] K002910546 No
Rae, J. K003063513 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0