Calflora Taxon Report
Festuca elmeri  Scribn. & Merr.
Coast fescue, Elmer fescue
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2022 John Rawlings
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2019 Ken Hickman
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2019 Ken Hickman
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2008 Steve Matson
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2008 Steve Matson
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2020 John Rawlings, David Styer and Jane Styer
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2019 Ken Hickman
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2022 John Rawlings
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2007 Toni Corelli
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2002 Dean Wm. Taylor
Festuca elmeri is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Festuca
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSFestuca elmeri ssp. luxurians
PLANTSFestuca elmeri var. conferta
JEFFestuca howellii
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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