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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
Color
Brown
Sun
Partial Shade
Plant communities
Alpine Fell-Fields, Bristlecone Pine Forest, Subalpine Forest
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
Common names:
Short Leaved Fescue
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