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prairie fescue

Festuca californica

Festuca campestris

Flowering time April - June May-August
Habitat Upland prairies, montane and subalpine grasslands.
Distribution
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Idaho, Montana, and the northern Great Plains.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
F. brachyphylla, F. campestris, F. filiformis, F. idahoensis, F. occidentalis, F. ovina, F. roemeri, F. rubra, F. saximontana, F. subulata, F. subuliflora, F. trachyphylla, F. valesiaca, F. viridula, F. washingtonica
F. brachyphylla, F. filiformis, F. idahoensis, F. occidentalis, F. ovina, F. roemeri, F. rubra, F. saximontana, F. subulata, F. subuliflora, F. trachyphylla, F. valesiaca, F. viridula, F. washingtonica
Subordinate taxa
F. californica ssp. californica
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