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SPECIES: Festuca ovina var. vivipara | Viviparous Sheep Fescue 



ABBREVIATION : 
FESOVIV

SYNONYMS : 
   Festuca vivipara (L.) Smith


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   FEOVV


COMMON NAMES : 
   viviparous sheep fescue
   bulbiferous sheep fescue


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of viviparous sheep fescue is
Festuca ovina var. vivipara L.  The taxonomic significance of this
variety is questionable [2,9].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Viviparous sheep fescue is rare in Glacier National Park [9].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Tara Y. Williams/September 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Festuca ovina var. vivipara. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Festuca ovina var. vivipara | Viviparous Sheep Fescue