Festuca occidentalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Festuca occidentalis Hook.

Western fescue

2008 Keir Morse

2019 David popp

2011 Steve Matson

Festuca occidentalis 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

Communities: Redwood Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Festuca ovina var. polyphylla

More information about Festuca occidentalis


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (FEOC) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/27/2022).