Wyoming Rare Plant Field Guide
Festuca hallii
- Synonym: Has been included in Festuca scabrella by some authors
- Similar Species: Festuca arundinacea and F. pratensis have broader, flattened leaves and ear-shaped (auriculate) sheaths. F. thurberi has pointed ligules over 2 mm long. Other Festuca spp. in Wyoming have long awns or lemmas shorter than 7 mm. Poa spp. have boat-tipped leaves.
- Flowering/Fruiting Period: May-July.
- Distribution: N Alberta to Ontario, south to North Dakota and Colorado. Known from the Bighorn, Absaroka and Medicine Bow mountains in Wyoming.
- Habitat: Meadows, slopes, and open woods. Elev. 7400-10,500 ft.
- References: Bighorn National Forest 1992; Dorn 1992 b; Hallsten et al. 1987; Hitchcock et al. 1969; Pavlick and Looman 1984.
