Festuca saximontana var. purpusiana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Festuca saximontana Rydb. var. purpusiana (St.-Yves) Fred. & Pavlick

(not an active name)

Rocky mountain fescue

2008 Steve Matson

Festuca saximontana var. purpusiana is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.

also called Festuca saximontana


	Plant Range Observation Search ~142 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Bristle-cone Pine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Festuca ovina var. purpusiana
JEF	Festuca saximontana

Information about Festuca saximontana var. purpusiana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (FESAP) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation 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
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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. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).