Festuca
fescue
15 species
11 subspecies and varieties
11 subspecies and varieties
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Festuca brachyphylla – alpine fescue
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: perennial
• ssp. brachyphylla – alpine fescue
Festuca filiformis – fine-leaf sheep fescue
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May - August
Growth Duration: perennial
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May - August
Growth Duration: perennial
Festuca idahoensis – bluebunch fescue, Idaho fescue
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
Habitat: Grasslands and sagebrush desert to dry mountain slopes, occasionally to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
Habitat: Grasslands and sagebrush desert to dry mountain slopes, occasionally to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: perennial
Festuca occidentalis – western fescue
Origin: Native
Flowers: Late May - July
Growth Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Flowers: Late May - July
Growth Duration: perennial
Festuca roemeri – Roemer's fescue
Distribution: Chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Meadows, grasslands, balds and forest openings mostly at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: perennial
Distribution: Chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Meadows, grasslands, balds and forest openings mostly at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: perennial
Festuca rubra – red fescue
Origin: Both native and introduced
Flowers: June - August
Growth Duration: perennial
Origin: Both native and introduced
Flowers: June - August
Growth Duration: perennial
• ssp. juncea – rock fescue
• ssp. mediana – dune red fescue
• ssp. rubra – red fescue
• ssp. secunda – red fescue
Festuca saximontana – Rocky Mountain fescue
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America, also in Far East Russia.
Habitat: Montane and subalpine meadows and open forest.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America, also in Far East Russia.
Habitat: Montane and subalpine meadows and open forest.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: perennial
• var. purpusiana – Rocky Mountain fescue
Festuca subulata – bearded fescue
Origin: Native
Flowers: Late May - Early June
Growth Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Flowers: Late May - Early June
Growth Duration: perennial
Festuca subuliflora – crinkle-awn fescue
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Shady sites in dry to moist, lowland to montane forest.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Shady sites in dry to moist, lowland to montane forest.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: perennial
Festuca viridula – green-leaf fescue
Distribution: British Colubia south to California, east to Alberta and Montana.
Habitat: Subalpine slopes, rock slides, and meadows to well above timberline.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - July
Growth Duration: perennial
Distribution: British Colubia south to California, east to Alberta and Montana.
Habitat: Subalpine slopes, rock slides, and meadows to well above timberline.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - July
Growth Duration: perennial
Festuca washingtonica – Washington fescue
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Southern British Columbia Washington.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Southern British Columbia Washington.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: perennial
