Festuca rubra ssp. rubra Calflora

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Taxon Report

Festuca rubra L. ssp. rubra

Red fescue

2018 Susan McDougall

Festuca rubra ssp. rubra is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~3 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Parent:	Festuca rubra
Genus:	Festuca
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Festuca prolifera var. lasiolepis
PLANTS	Festuca prolifera
PLANTS	Festuca rubra ssp. arctica
PLANTS	Festuca rubra ssp. juncea
PLANTS	Festuca rubra ssp. vulgaris
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Information about Festuca rubra ssp. rubra from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (FERUR2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
Festuca: from the Latin festuca, "a grass stalk or straw" (contributed by Cynthia Powell) rubra: from the Latin ruber or rubra meaning "red" (contributed by Cynthia Powell) photos / record / common / links null:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/24/2024).