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  8. Small Fescue

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Small Fescue

Festuca microstachys

Status
native
Keystone
20 caterpillar species raised on Festuca grasses and sedges
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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21 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Putnam's Looper Moth, Topiary Grass-veneer, Sod Webworm Moth, Alberta Arctic 15
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Snow Goose, Wild Turkey, Mourning Dove, Plant Bug 6

Children

  • Festuca microstachys ciliata
  • Pacific Fescue

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Grasses and sedges
Plant type
Annual Ornamental grasses and sedges

From USDA PLANTS.

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