Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis Elmer - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Root Depth: 14 inches

Growth Form: Bunch

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Early Summer

Seasonal Growth: Spring

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: Low

Fire Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Idaho Fescue: Hesperia lindseyi, Polites sabuleti tecumseh, Polites sonora

Native Range

CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan
USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

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.