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Distribution by County   3586    
Festuca rubra  L.
Red fescue
Festuca rubra is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 22 Lassen: 10 Plumas: 49 Sierra: 1
Alpine: 7 Los Angeles: 4 Riverside: 2 Siskiyou: 16
Amador: 1 Marin: 198 Sacramento: 3 Solano: 3
Butte: 9 Mariposa: 7 San Benito: 1 Sonoma: 49
Colusa: 2 Mendocino: 46 San Bernardino: 44 Tehama: 1
Contra Costa: 27 Merced: 1 San Diego: 8 Trinity: 11
Del Norte: 26 Modoc: 4 San Francisco: 43 Tulare: 1
El Dorado: 28 Mono: 20 San Luis Obispo: 15 Tuolumne: 14
Fresno: 1 Monterey: 23 San Mateo: 49 Ventura: 1
Humboldt: 67 Napa: 10 Santa Barbara: 12 Yolo: 3
Inyo: 1 Nevada: 15 Santa Clara: 3
Kern: 2 Orange: 3 Santa Cruz: 10
Lake: 17 Placer: 14 Shasta: 6

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/16/2026).