Poaceae
Alpine fescue
Festuca brachyphylla
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Festuca
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 短叶羊茅, 短葉羊茅
- English
- Alpine fescue, Greenland fescue
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Bergsvingel
- Swedish
- Bergsvingel
Synonyms
- Festuca brachyphylla f. flavida Polunin
- Festuca brachyphylla subsp. brachyphylla
- Festuca brachyphylla subsp. breviculmis Fred.
- Festuca brachyphylla subsp. coloradensis Fred.
- Festuca brachyphylla var. arctica (St.-Yves) Litard.
- Festuca brachyphylla var. brachyphylla
- Festuca brachyphylla var. coloradensis (Fred.) Dorn
- Festuca brachyphylla var. groenlandica Schol.
- Festuca brevifolia R.Br.
- Festuca brevifolia var. arctica St.-Yves
- Festuca groenlandica (Schol.) Fred.
- Festuca jensenii Gjaerev. & Ryvarden
- Festuca jouldosensis D.M.Chang
- Festuca ovina f. subspicata Lange
- Festuca ovina subsp. brachyphylla (Schult.) Piper
- Festuca ovina subsp. brevifolia (S.Watson) Hack.
- Festuca ovina subsp. purpusiana St.-Yves
- Festuca ovina var. borealis Lange
- Festuca ovina var. brachyphylla (Schult.) Piper
- Festuca ovina var. brevifolia S.Watson
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ida B D Jacobsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ida B D Jacobsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Prior, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.