Species:
Schedonorus pratensis
Common Name:
meadow mountain fescue
Systems Affected (standardized):
cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas
Regions(s) present (updated by AB):
NE, NW, PH
Impacts:
Ecosystem change/ habitat alteration
Modification of fire regime
Modification of nutrient regime
Modification of successional patterns
Monoculture formation
Threat to/ loss of endangered species
Threat to/ loss of native species
Source? likely to be reintroduced:
Meadow fescue may have already reached much of its potential range. The species is not currently favoured as a pasture grass outside of Europe. If improved cultivars are developed, it may experience resurgence in popularity, and could become more common in some regions where it is now rare.
Info Blurb:
Can form monocultures, reducing biodiveristy
Native Regions in OK:
NONE
Current and past designations:
KS, OKWL
Present in OK?
Present in Bordering States?
OK, TX, NM, CO, KS, MO, AR, LA
Has Legal Status in BS?
NONE