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Festuca minutiflora

Festuca minutiflora Rydb.

Little Fescue, Small-flower Fescue, Small-flowered Fescue, Smallflower Fescue

Poaceae (Grass family)

Synonym(s): Festuca brachyphylla var. endotera, Festuca ovina var. minutiflora

USDA Symbol: FEMI3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WY
Canada: AB , BC , YT
Native Habitat: Alpine regions of the western mountains.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Festuca minutiflora in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Festuca minutiflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Festuca minutiflora

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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