Poaceae
Eared fescue
Festuca auriculata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Festuca
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Festuca auriculataPoaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 高山羊茅
- English
- Eared fescue
Synonyms
- Festuca auriculata subsp. chionobia (T.V.Egorova & Sipliv.) Tzvelev
- Festuca auriculata subsp. mollissima (V.I.Krecz. & Bobrov) Tzvelev
- Festuca auriculata var. trichophylla Tzvelev
- Festuca chionobia T.V.Egorova & Sipliv.
- Festuca mollissima V.I.Krecz. & Bobrov
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.