Species Details

Festuca minutiflora

small-flowered fescue

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Classification

Scientific Name: Festuca minutiflora Rydb.
Common Name: small-flowered fescue
Family:	Poaceae
Element Code:	PMPOA2V1M0
USDA Plants Symbol:	FEMI3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

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

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jul

Elevation:
3200 - 4050 meters
10500 - 13290 feet

General Habitats:

Alpine boulder and rock field

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

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 Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	3
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	17 %
Mining	1	16%
ORV activity	1	16%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	16%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					6
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	2	0	0	0	4

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	6
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	6
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory