Festuca californica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Loliinae
Genus: Festuca
Species: Festuca californica

Festuca californica Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 277 (1893)

Heterotypic
- Bromus kalmii var. aristulatus Torr. in Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 4): 157 (1857)
- Festuca altaica var. aristulata (Torr.) St.-Yves in Candollea 2: 273 (1925)
- Festuca altaica var. parishii (Piper) St.-Yves in Candollea 2: 273 (1925)
- Festuca amethystina subvar. dasyphylla St.-Yves in Candollea 2: 262 (1925)
- Festuca aristulata (Torr.) Piper in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 32 (1906)
- Festuca aristulata subsp. parishii Piper in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 33 (1906)
- Festuca californica subsp. hitchcockiana (E.B.Alexeev) Darbysh. in Sida 21: 1461 (2005)
- Festuca californica var. parishii (Piper) Hitchc. in L.Abrams, Ill. Fl. Pacific States 1: 222 (1923)
- Festuca californica subsp. parishii (Piper) Darbysh. in Sida 21: 1461 (2005)
- Festuca hitchcockiana E.B.Alexeev in Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 87(2): 111 (1982)
- Festuca parishii (Piper) Hitchc. in W.L.Jepson, Fl. Calif. 1: 169 (1912)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southwestern USA California, Oregon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.

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Tropicos.org 2025. Festuca californica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 December 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca californica. Published online. Accessed: December 04 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. December 04 in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2025. Reference page.