Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin

Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin

Festuca valesiaca (Volga fescue) is a flowering Poaceae species native to Europe and Asia, introduced to several U.S. states in North America.

Family
Genus
Festuca
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin

Festuca valesiaca, commonly known as Volga fescue, is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the grass family Poaceae. This species is originally native to Europe and Asia. It was intentionally planted after being brought to North America, and it now grows in the U.S. states of Arizona, Kansas, Montana, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Photo: (c) Giovanni Perico, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Giovanni Perico · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Festuca

More from Poaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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