Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Short Leaved Fescue (Festuca brachyphylla ssp. breviculmis) is a native perennial herb that grows in Northern, Southern and Central California, primarily in the White and Inyo Mountains, the High Sierra Nevada and Sierra Nevada East regions. It tends to grow at elevations from 9200-14100 feet.

Plant type

Grass

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Color

Brown

Sun

Partial Shade

Plant communities

Alpine Fell-Fields, Bristlecone Pine Forest, Subalpine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 6 likely

Confirmed Likely

Common Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia

Lindsey's Skipper

Hesperia lindseyi

Sierra Skipper

Hesperia miriamae

Nevada Skipper

Hesperia nevada