Rocky Mountain Fescue

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Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Rocky Mountain Fescue (Festuca saximontana var. purpusiana) is a native grass that grows in southern and central California. It tends to grow in dry granitic gravel, at elevations from 0-9800 feet.

Plant overview

Plant type

Grass

Size

10 in Tall

Color

Brown

Special uses

Groundcover

Landscaping information

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Natural setting

Site type

Dry granitic gravel, talus

Plant communities

Alpine Fell-Fields, Bristlecone Pine Forest, Subalpine Forest

Wildlife supported

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 7 likely

Confirmed Likely

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Yellow-Collared Scape Moth

Cisseps fulvicollis

Common Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia

Lindsey's Skipper

Hesperia lindseyi

Sierra Skipper

Hesperia miriamae

Alternative names

Common names:

Rocky Mountain Fescue

Botanical names:

Festuca saximontana var. purpusiana

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