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Distribution by County   8327    
Vulpia microstachys  (Nutt.) Munro  var. confusa  (Piper) Lonard & Gould

(not an active name)
Confusing fescue,   Tracy's fescue
Vulpia microstachys var. confusa is an annual grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Festuca microstachys
Record Count by County

Alameda: 31 Lake: 40 Placer: 16 Shasta: 16
Amador: 1 Lassen: 13 Plumas: 26 Sierra: 5
Butte: 89 Los Angeles: 148 Riverside: 82 Siskiyou: 7
Calaveras: 7 Madera: 25 Sacramento: 4 Solano: 4
Colusa: 29 Marin: 62 San Benito: 97 Sonoma: 43
Contra Costa: 50 Mariposa: 10 San Bernardino: 45 Stanislaus: 7
El Dorado: 14 Mendocino: 16 San Diego: 97 Sutter: 2
Fresno: 65 Merced: 4 San Francisco: 2 Tehama: 23
Glenn: 1 Modoc: 23 San Joaquin: 4 Trinity: 17
Humboldt: 2 Mono: 1 San Luis Obispo: 155 Tulare: 34
Imperial: 1 Monterey: 81 San Mateo: 41 Tuolumne: 9
Inyo: 9 Napa: 31 Santa Barbara: 76 Ventura: 68
Kern: 129 Nevada: 7 Santa Clara: 105 Yolo: 5
Kings: 5 Orange: 13 Santa Cruz: 24 Yuba: 3

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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/08/2025).