Poaceae
Festuca

Festuca occidentalis Hook.

First published in Fl. Bor.-Amer., Bot. N. Brit. Amer. 2: 249 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Alaska to N. & W. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Ontario, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1978 Douglas, D. [224] K000913324 Lectotype Yes
Dec 1, 1978 Scouler, J. [147] K000913322 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1978 Douglas, D. [228] K000913323 Type Yes
Halse, R. [5360] United States K003063311 No
Hitchcock, C.L. [1658] United States K003063306 No
Shaw, C.H. [s.n.] Canada K003063294 No
Piper, C.V. [4908] United States K003063299 No
Macoun, J. [171] Canada K003063297 No
Nuttall [s.n.] United States K003063313 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003063312 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003063327 No
Cusick, W.C. [2211] United States K003063318 No
Hoover, R.F. [5049] United States K003063304 No
Grant, J.M. [8300] United States K003063322 No
Clausen, R.; Trapido, H. [4804] United States K003063289 No
Allen, O.D. [50] United States K003063316 No
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K003063319 No
Thompson, J.W. [804] United States K003063325 No
Thompson, J.W. [2731] United States K003063309 No
Swallen, J.R. [6017] United States K003063290 No
Lyall, D. [s.n.] Canada K003063296 No
Munro; Bolander [21] United States K003063331 No
Piper, C.V. [s.n.] United States K003063307 No
Duran, V. [3410] United States K003063324 No
Eastham, J.W. [s.n.] Canada K003063292 No
Hall, H.M.; Chandler, H.P. [313] United States K003063308 No
Nelson, A.; Nelson, E. [6216] United States K003063301 No
Macoun, J. [170] Canada K003063298 No
Macoun, J.M. [26114] Canada K003063300 No
Hermann, F.J. [7744] United States K003063323 No
Thompson, J.W. [7379] United States K003063314 No
Heller, A.A.; Halbach, E.G. [s.n.] United States K003063303 No
Cusick, W.C. [2066] United States K003063315 No
Macoun (Prof.) [172] United States K003063329 No
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [332] United States K003063302 No
Brewer, W.H. [s.n.] United States K003063328 No
Fernald, M.L.; Pease, A.S. [3128] United States K003063320 No
Munro (Col); Bolander [s.n.] United States K003063317 No
Thompson, J.W. [7568] United States K003063305 No
Thompson, J.W. [s.n.] United States K003063310 No
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [310] United States K003063330 No
Piper, C.V. [4907] United States K003063321 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K003063295 No
Calder, J.A.; Savile, D.B.O.; Taylor, R.L. [21717] Canada K003063293 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003063326 No
Calder, J.A.; Savile, D.B.O.; Ferguson, J.M. [12451] Canada K003063291 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