Common name: Alpine fescue
Family: Poaceae
Information: This perennial is very dense at its base. It is found in rocky areas in the alpine, such as moraines, scree slopes, and rocky slopes (Douglas, G.W. et al.).
Photos:
Top: A south facing scree slope in South Chilcotin Mtns. Provincial Park at an approx. elevation of 2050m. N. Hewitt, July 28 2019.
Bottom: A meadow further down the slope from the top image location. N. Hewitt, July 28 2019.
Sources and additional resources:
Douglas, G.W. et al., The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, in Klinkenberg, Brian. (Ed.) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Accessed: 2020-05-12.
Klinkenberg, Brian. (Ed.) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Festuca+brachyphylla. Accessed: 2020-05-12.
