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Festuca rupicaprina (Hack.) A.Kern.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Festuca

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Festuca rupicaprina: Festuca rupicaprina
Photo: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
German
Gämsen-Schwingel

Synonyms

  • Festuca glacialis var. rupicaprina (Hack.) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Festuca halleri subsp. rupicaprina (Hack.) Nyman
  • Festuca ovina var. rupicaprina Hack.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

Photos

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.