Calflora Taxon Report
Festuca idahoensis  Elmer
Blue bunchgrass, Blue fescue, Idaho fescue
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2016 Brett Dean
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2020 Paul Aigner
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2016 Andrew Longman
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2021 Aaron Sunshine
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2015 Robert Steers
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2019 Ken Hickman
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2015 jamie smith
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2019 MCOSD EDRR
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2020 Paul Aigner
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2019 John Rawlings
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2022 John Rawlings
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2020 Diana Wahl
Festuca idahoensis is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
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Genus: Festuca
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Ultramafic affinity: 1.3 - weak indicator / indifferent

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFFestuca idahoensis ssp. roemeri
JEFFestuca roemeri var. klamathensis
JEFFestuca roemeri
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[Wikipedia] Description: The inflorescence has hairy spikelets which produce large awned fruits. The root system is thick and penetrates deeply into the soil. The roots have symbiotic mycorrhizae. There are no rhizomes; the plant reproduces from seeds and from budding with tillers. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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