CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Festuca minutiflora

Common Name:	small-flowered fescue
Family:	Poaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PMPOA2V1M0
Full Name:	Festuca minutiflora Rydb.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	FEMI3

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: July Habitat: • Alpine boulder and rock field

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G5 G5: Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 6
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 2 0 0 0 4

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
4	2

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
6	0	0

Notes
Can be confused with F. brachyphylla. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 32(11):608 (1905) for original description. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 2001-01-01 Last Update: 2011-12-14

Location

Elevation: 3200 - 4050 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, !AK, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, !MT, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Mono (MNO), Tuolumne (TUO)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
White Mtn. Peak (432A) 37118F3, Mount Dana (453B) 37119H2, Koip Peak (453C) 37119G2, Tioga Pass (454A) 37119H3, Mt. Patterson (488A) 38119D3

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1915

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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