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Roemer's fescue

Festuca californica

Festuca roemeri

Flowering time April - June May-July
Habitat Meadows, grasslands, balds and forest openings mostly at low elevations.
Distribution
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Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
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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. occidentalis, F. ovina, F. rubra, F. saximontana, F. subulata, F. subuliflora, F. trachyphylla, F. valesiaca, F. viridula, F. washingtonica
Subordinate taxa
F. californica ssp. californica
F. roemeri var. roemeri
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