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Festuca campestris
Also called Mountain Rough Fescue, Prairie Fescue
Rough fescue (Festuca campestris) is a perennial bunchgrass native to western North America, found mainly in subalpine grasslands and prairies. It is grown as a native grass for naturalized meadows and restoration, and it does best in cool, open, sunny sites with good drainage.
Festuca campestris, also known as the mountain rough fescue, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. This species prefer subalpine grasslands and grow in higher elevations. Festuca campestris is endemic to southern British Columbia, Alberta, and southwestern Saskatchewan south through Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. It was first described in 1900 by Eduard Hackel.
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