Festuca brachyphylla ssp. coloradensis Calflora

Taxon Report

Festuca brachyphylla Schult. & Schult. f. ssp. coloradensis Fred.

(not an active name)

Colorado fescue

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~112 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Festuca brachyphylla
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 brachyphylla ssp. breviculmis
PLANTS	Festuca brachyphylla var. coloradensis
PLANTS	Festuca ovina var. brevifolia

Information about Festuca brachyphylla ssp. coloradensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (FEBRC) 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
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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: 12/22/2024).