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Festuca ovina

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Festuca ovina

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species of plant

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 Concern

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita
Observations recorded295,265

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
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taxon name
Festuca ovina
taxon rank
species
Commons category
Festuca ovina
Commons gallery
Festuca ovina
taxon common name
ovčja bilnica
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.

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