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OverviewAI-generated
Festuca ovina, commonly known as sheep fescue or Sheep's Fescue, is a species of perennial, herbaceous plant. It belongs to the family Poaceae and is classified within the order Poales. The taxon is accepted and has the scientific authority L. It is a member of the genus Festuca.
The plant is found in regions including Beijing, China, Xinjiang, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Records also indicate its presence in the United States, Canada, Finland, the Former U.S.S.R., and Switzerland. Additionally, a description from the Encyclopedia of Life lists Chile Central. The species was assessed as Least Concern in 2011.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Chile Central
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10,028
- With media
- 7,744
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, IBUNAM, FC-UABC, CMN
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Finland, Former U.S.S.R., Switzerland, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- herbaceous plant
- Parent taxon
- Festuca
- Image
- Illustration Festuca ovina0.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- taxon name
- Festuca ovina
- taxon rank
- species
- Commons category
- Festuca ovina
- Commons gallery
- Festuca ovina
- taxon common name
- ovčja bilnica
- taxon range
- Zhoushan Archipelago
- short name
- F. ovina
- taxon author citation
- (F. T. Wang & Tang) S. R. Zhang
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Encyclopedic overview
Festuca ovina, sheep's fescue or sheep fescue, is a species of grass. It is sometimes confused with hard fescue (Festuca trachyphylla).
General description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Festuca ovina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.