Pacific Fescue

Carried by 2 nurseries

Estimated plant range Estimated plant range

Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Pacific Fescue (Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in disturbed or recently burned, open, sandy places, at elevations from 0-5000 feet.

Plant overview

Plant type

Grass

Size

2 ft Tall

Color

Brown

Landscaping information

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Natural setting

Site type

Disturbed, open, sandy places

Plant communities

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest

Wildlife supported

Hummingbirds

Birds

Bees

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 11 likely

Confirmed Likely

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Snowy-veined Apamea Moth

Apamea niveivenosa

Yellow-Collared Scape Moth

Cisseps fulvicollis

Common Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia

Lindsey's Skipper

Hesperia lindseyi

Alternative names

Common names:

Fescue, Few-flowered Fescue

Botanical names:

Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora, Vulpia microstachys, Vulpia microstachys var. ciliata, Vulpia microstachys var. microstachys

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