Festuca brachyphylla subsp. coloradensis

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Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 428.
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Illustrator: Cindy Roché

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Culms usually about twice as long as the vegetative shoot leaves. Spikelets 4.4-5.6(7) mm. Lemmas 3-4(4.5) mm, awns 2-3(3.2) mm. 2n = 28.

Discussion

Festuca brachyphylla subsp. coloradensis is a common species in alpine areas of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, and New Mexico. It often grows with F. earlei (p. 420), from which it can be distinguished by its lack of rhizomes, and smaller spikelets and lemmas.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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Stephen J. Darbyshire +  and Leon E. Pavlickf +
Maine +, Oreg. +, Colo. +, N.Mex. +, Wash. +, Utah +, Calif. +, Minn. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Vt. +, Wyo. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Greenland +, Man. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Ariz. +, Alaska +  and Nev. +
Festuca ovina var. brevifolia +  and Festuca ovina var. brachyphylla +
Festuca brachyphylla subsp. coloradensis +
Festuca brachyphylla +
subspecies +