Festuca saximontana var. saximontana Calflora

Taxon Report

Festuca saximontana Rydb. var. saximontana

(not an active name)

Rocky mountain fescue

Festuca saximontana var. saximontana is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~48 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Festuca saximontana
Genus:	Festuca
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Festuca brachyphylla var. rydbergii
PLANTS	Festuca ovina var. rydbergii
PLANTS	Festuca ovina var. saximontana
PLANTS	Festuca saximontana var. robertsiana
JEF	Festuca saximontana

Information about Festuca saximontana var. saximontana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (FESAS) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/29/2024).