Poaceae

Northern fescue

Festuca viviparoidea Krajina ex Pavlick

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Festuca

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Northern fescue: Festuca viviparoidea habit, Saarela et al. 3938 — Photo: Jeffery M. Saarela, Paul C. Sokoloff, Roger D. Bull, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Northern fescue

Synonyms

Festuca vivipara subsp. glabra Fred.
Festuca viviparoidea subsp. krajinae Pavlick
Festuca viviparoidea subsp. viviparoidea

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Jeffery M. Saarela, Paul C. Sokoloff, Roger D. Bull, CC BY 4.0, 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.