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fine-leaf sheep fescue

Festuca californica

Festuca filiformis

Flowering time April - June May-August
Habitat Sand dunes, quarries, roadsides, lawns.
Distribution
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to Oregon; also in eastern North America.
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Origin Native Introduced from Europe
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. campestris, 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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