Poaceae
Western fescue
Festuca occidentalis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Festuca
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Western fescue
Synonyms
- Festuca occidentalis var. occidentalis
- Festuca ovina var. polyphylla Beal
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Catie Clune, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rostyslav Yurechko, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Deniz Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.