Festuca gigantea
Tracheophyta
›Magnoliopsida›Poaceae›Festuca›Festuca gigantea
Ecology
A tufted perennial herb of moist woodland on neutral to base-rich soils, often associated with Brachypodium sylvaticum and Bromopsis ramosa. It is particularly frequent beside streams, along rides, in disturbed areas in clearings and on woodland margins, and as a colonist of secondary woodland. It is dispersed by its fruits, which adhere to fur and clothing. 0-370 m (near Nenthead, Cumberland).
Status
Native
Trends
The distribution of F. gigantea is stable or slightly increasing.
World Distribution
European Temperate element; also in C. Asia.
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Broad Habitats
Broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland
Light (Ellenberg): 5
Moisture (Ellenberg): 6
Reaction (Ellenberg): 7
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 7
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 3.6
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 15.1
Annual Precipitation (mm): 981
Height (cm): 125
Perennation - primary
Perennial
Life Form - primary
Hemicryptophyte
Woodiness
Herbaceous
Clonality - primary
Tussock-forming graminoid, may slowly spread
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 1885
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 357
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 0
Atlas Change Index: 0.46
Weighted Changed Factor: -19
Weighted Change Factor Confidence (90%)
17
JNCC Designations
NHMSYS0000458771