Festuca rubra Calflora

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Taxon Report

Festuca rubra L.

Red fescue

2013 Robert Steers/NPS

2012 Aaron Arthur

2014 Phil Pullen

2013 Robert Steers/NPS

Festuca rubra is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (822 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. arenaria ... ssp. pruinosa ... ssp. rubra
Genus:	Festuca
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	monocot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Festuca rubra


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (FERU2) 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: 08/13/2022).