Species Details

Festuca minutiflora

small-flowered fescue

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Scientific Name:
Festuca minutiflora Rydb.
Common Name:
small-flowered fescue
Family: Poaceae
Element Code: PMPOA2V1M0
USDA Plants Symbol: FEMI3
Synonyms/Other Names:
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G5
State Rank:
S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
Add Date: 2001-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-05-26
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jul
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Elevation:
3200 - 4050 meters
10500 - 13290 feet
General Habitats:
  • Alpine boulder and rock field
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Can be confused with F. brachyphylla. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 32(11):608 (1905) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 3
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 1 17 %
THREAT LIST:
Mining 1 16%
ORV activity 1 16%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 1 16%
Total Occurrences: 6
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 2 0 0 0 4
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 4
Recent <=20 Years 2
Presence:
Presumed Extant 6
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT), Wyoming (WY)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mono (MNO), Tuolumne (TUO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Chalfant Valley (3711853), Juniper Mtn. (3711862), Koip Peak (3711972), Mount Dana (3711982), Mt. Barcroft (3711852), Mt. Patterson (3811943), Tioga Pass (3711983), White Mtn. Peak (3711863)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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