Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina

  • Collector(s)

    P. Butter 900, 17 May 2023

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Town of Pound Ridge. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Meadow on Pell Hill, 5 meters north of Pell Hill Road, 218 meters east of Trailside Nature Museum.

  • Habitat

    Successional Blueberry Heath. with Ionactis linariifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, and Ranunculus bulbosus. Common.

  • Description

    Graminoid. Common in dry meadow areas. Growing in loose clumps. Apex of lemmas and awns with reddish coloration.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05150950

    Occurrence ID: a8c7d7a2-db9f-4b74-a14e-4de1b7d54505

  • Local Name

    Hard Fescue

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Westchester Co.

  • Locality

    Town of Pound Ridge. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Meadow on Pell Hill, 5 meters north of Pell Hill Road, 218 meters east of Trailside Nature Museum.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 155 m. (509 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.2576, -73.5861

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    30

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

Flora of the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina
Det. Patricia Butter, 17 May 2023
POACEAE
United States of America. New York: Westchester County. Town of
Pound Ridge. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Meadow on Pell Hill, I
meters north of Pell Hill Road, 218 meters east of Trailside Nature
Museum, 41.2576440 Lat, -73.5861458 Lon (WGS84 ±30m); 155 meters
elev. Successional Blueberry Heath with Ionactis linariifolia,
Toxicodendron radicam, and Ranunculus bulbosa.
Common in dry meadow areas. Growing in loose clumps. Apex of lemmas
and awns with reddish coloration.
Photographs of plant and habitat uploaded to iNaturalist
www. inaturalist. org/observations/162384199
Patricia Butter 900	]	7	MAY	2023
Project funded by the Friends of Trailside Museum
05150950
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