Festuca octoflora

sixweeks grass, slender fescue

Family:Poaceae

Rarity

CNPS-EB: A2

13 current natural populations

Criteria:

Declining
Fire Follower

Observations

Key

Ecology

Flowers March - June

Habitats:

Burns
Miscellaneous
Sand, Sandstone

All Festuca

F. californica (B-PV)
F. elmeri (A1)
F. idahoensis (B-PV)
F. octoflora
F. rubra (B-PV)

References

Synonyms

Festuca octoflora subsp. hirtella
Vulpia octoflora var. hirtella
Vulpia octoflora

Populations

Key

Location	Pop ID	Last Recorded	Notes
Briones Rgnl Park	21	2024-04-28
Chabot Rgnl Park	3	2003-09-05
Del Valle Regional Park	7	2002-04-18
Las Trampas Rgnl Wilderness	12	2024-05-05
Las Trampas Rgnl Wilderness	22	2024-04-28
Las Trampas Rgnl Wilderness	23	2024-04-28
Lime Ridge area	11	2023-05-12
Lime Ridge area	20	2023-05-12
Los Mochos Boy Scout Camp, Mines Rd	18	2023-04-29
Los Mochos Boy Scout Camp, Mines Rd	19	2023-04-29
Los Mochos Boy Scout Camp, Mines Rd	24	2024-04-14
Morgan Territory Rgnl Park	13	2021-05-10
Mt. Diablo State Park - West side	6	2024-04-10
Black Diamond - Markley Canyon	1	1995-04-16	Historic
Briones Reservoir, EBMUD	2	1990-08-12	Historic
Flicker Ridge - EBMUD	8	1980-12-31	Historic
Fremont Flatlands and Hills	9	1996-04-29	Historic
Knowland Park, Oakland	10	1996-12-31	Historic
Mt. Diablo State Park - South side	4	1995-04-25	Historic
Mt. Diablo State Park - South side	5	1932-04-27	Historic
Mt. Wanda, Martinez	14	1993-12-31	Historic
Pleasanton Ridge Rgnl Park	15	1993-07-13	Historic
Pt. Molate	16	1992-03-30	Historic
Red Rock Island	17	1936-04-19	Historic

The list of populations shows the distinct populations identified by the CNPS-EB Rare and Unusual Plants Committee. The locations in this list are very general. More specific location details can be obtained from the links in the Observations section (for some of these links, a login is required).

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Populations in bold type have precise coordinates available for field volunteers and researchers.

Populations in normal type are only known from a description of the location; no precise coordinates are available.

Background

Populations with a white background have been observed in the last 25 years.

Populations with a blue background have not been observed for at least 25 years.

Populations with an orange background have an uncertain location or identification, or are planted.

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Pop ID is a label that identifies the population. Many locations have more than one population of a species, and the population ID is used to distinguish them.