Taxon report data from Calflora
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Festuca microstachys
Common Name:Small fescue
a.k.a.: Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora
Festuca microstachys, a monocot, is a annual grass that is native to California.
| US Distribution: | beyond CA but confined to w. North America |
| Plant Community(s): | Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities, |
| Habitat: | |
| Family: | Poaceae |
Name Status:
Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
County distribution list:
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, ContraCosta, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kings, Kern, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Modoc, Mariposa, Marin, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Francisco, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.
Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium
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