Rough Fescue

Festuca campestris Rydb. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 18 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Root Depth: 14 inches

Growth Form: Bunch

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Mid Summer

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Wind

Native Range

CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan
USA: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.