Idaho Fescue
Festuca Idahoensis
Plant type: Grass
Growing Season: Cool
Life Cycle: Perennial
Cover: High
Soil & Plant Characteristics
Acceptable Soil Types: Clay, Loam, Silt, Sand, Gravel
Acceptable Soil Conditions: Acidic, Alkaline
Max Plant Height (in ft): 2
First Bloom: May
Last Bloom: July
Flower Color: Yellow
Location
Minimum Elevation (in ft): 990
Maximum Elevation (in ft): 13200
Counties: Beaver, Boxelder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, Saltlake, Sanjuan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, Weber
Reproduction and Growth
Growth Rate: Moderate
Germination Overall: Low
Germination Rate: Moderate
Germination Requirements: No information found
Reproduction: Low
Establishment: Low
Ecological
Best Suited For These Conditions: Low Light, Disturbance, Riparian
Best Suited For These Management Goals: Wildlife habitat, Big Game habitat, Upland Game habitat, Livestock tolerant, Erosion control
Additional Information
Commerical Availability: Yes
Notes: Festuca Idahoensis is highly competetive once established becasue of its root structure but before being established it will be beat out by weeds and faster growing grasses
- https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/graminoid/fesida/all.html
- https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_feid.pdf
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15226510008500040?casa_token=npy19MBJBZsAAAAA:Io6zvDPSRbBngGO7Rzuffv0O2eew8GYSjF1gIKbCsKu7Wv_pTZOEjFbutyeBrR5QBCjRPF22ULQW4A
- https://www.gardenia.net/plant/festuca-idahoensis