Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Festuca thurberi is a native clump grass that can reach 3 feet tall. The lemmas do not have the obvious awn of most members of this genus, but rather have a mucronate tip. The leaf blades are narrow. Festuca thurberi is found at higher elevation.
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Festuca thurberi, photo Russ Kleinman, Bob Sivinski, Steve Reed & Jeremy McClain, Mogollon Mtns., near Hummingbird Saddle, August 16, 2010
Festuca thurberi, spikelets, photo Russ Kleinman, Bob Sivinski, Steve Reed & Jeremy McClain, Mogollon Mtns., near Hummingbird Saddle, August 16, 2010
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