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Flora of Cornwall (1999)

The descriptive text, below the map, is from the Flora of Cornwall (1999), which was a Tetrad Atlas (the maps had 2km square dots or Tetrads). The map on this web page depicts the plant's distribution at the 1km square scale and shows the records made pre-2000 which were used in the 1999 Flora and those made since.

Festuca rubra subsp. rubra - Red Fescue



i> Festuca rubra ssp. rubra appears to be the most common subspecies of Red Fescue. It has been found in a variety of habitats including cliff top grassland, heathland, walls and hedges, road verges and quarries.

Source:

French, C.N., Murphy, R.J. & Atkinson, M. 1999. Flora of Cornwall. Wheal Seton Press, Camborne.