Smallflower Fescue

Carried by 0 nurseries

Estimated plant range Estimated plant range

Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Smallflower Fescue (Festuca minutiflora) is a rare native grass that grows in Central California, primarily in the High Sierra Nevada region. It tends to grow in moist streambanks, at elevations from 0-9800 feet.

Plant overview

Plant type

Grass

Size

1 ft Tall

Color

Brown

Special uses

Groundcover

Landscaping information

Sun

Deep Shade

Natural setting

Site type

Moist streambanks

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:

Small-flowered Fescue

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