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PLANTS

Red fescue

Festuca rubra

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialYellow flowers
Red fescue, photo 1 of 5
Red fescue, In flower
Red fescue, In fruit
73 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 73 cm. Grows in mountains.

There are 513 observations of Red fescue in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord169
  2. Nord-du-Québec90
  3. Capitale-Nationale48
  4. Estrie41
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine40
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches32
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean27
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent23
  9. Montérégie10
  10. Centre-du-Québec9
  11. Montréal7
  12. Laurentides6
  13. Lanaudière5
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  15. Mauricie1

Habitat

MountainAntoine Dervin

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