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Western Fescue
( Festuca occidentalis )
Festuca occidentalis
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About Western Fescue (Festuca occidentalis)
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Festuca occidentalis
is a species of grass known by the common name western fescue. It is native to much of the northern half of North America and is most widely distributed in the west. It is most often found in forest and woodland habitat. This fescue is a densely or loosely clumping grass with very thin stems reaching maximum heights of around one meter. The soft leaves reach up to about 25 meters in length and are somewhat hairlike. The flower cluster has one or two very thin branches bearing spikelets 6 to 12 millimeters long. There are no rhizomes.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Grasses
Size
3 - 4 ft tall
Form
Upright
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flower Color
Yellow
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 11
likely
* )
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Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Coenonympha tullia
*
Sandhill Skipper
Polites sabuleti
Polites sabuleti
*
Sonora Skipper
Polites sonora
Polites sonora
*
Mardon Skipper
Polites mardon
Polites mardon
*
Sierra Skipper
Hesperia miriamae
Hesperia miriamae
*
Lindsey's Skipper
Hesperia lindseyi
Hesperia lindseyi
*
Nevada Skipper
Hesperia nevada
Hesperia nevada
Landscaping Information
Sun
Part Shade
Moisture
Low
Nurseries
Carried by 5
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Soil Description
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
Common uses
Groundcovers, Deer Resistant
Propagation
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For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Sunset Zones
?
4*, 5*, 6*, 7, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*, 21, 22, 23, 24
Natural Setting
Site Type
Open places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.2" - 149.7", Summer Precipitation: 0.18" - 5.47", Coldest Month: 21.2" - 52.5", Hottest Month: 44.5" - 80.8", Humidity: 0.01" - 25.73", Elevation: 13" - 11171"
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Western Fescue
Festuca occidentalis
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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