Native Plants
Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.
Festuca paradoxa
Festuca paradoxa Desv.
Clustered Fescue, Cluster Fescue
Poaceae (Grass Family)
Synonym(s): Festuca nutans, Festuca shortii
USDA Symbol: FEPA2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
From the Image Gallery
No images of this plant
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , BrownBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , DE , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MN , MO , MS , NC , NE , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WICanada: ON , QC
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FAC | FAC | FAC | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Festuca paradoxa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Festuca paradoxa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Festuca paradoxa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-06-13Research By: CBR