UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Festuca californica

Festuca occidentalis

western fescue

Festuca californica

Festuca occidentalis
Flowering time April - June May-July
Habitat Forest understory, edges, and openings to rocky slopes.
Distribution
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to southwestern Alberta and Wyoming; disjunct in the Great Lakes area.
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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. campestris, F. filiformis, F. idahoensis, 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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