Festuca occidentalis
western fescue
As recorded: Festuca occidentalis Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Beetle, A.A.
- Collector number
- 2895
- Date
- June 27, 1941
- Locality
- Tehama; 10 mi. NE of Lomo, banks above Deer Creek
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 27, 1941, Beetle, A.A. also collected 9 other specimens.
Festuca occidentalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 138 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-22.
2026-08-22
San Mateo County, CA, USA
(c) Nicholas Wei, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-08-15
Bremerton, WA, US
(c) Milli Vedder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-16
Wallowa County, US-OR, US
(c) grassgirl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Grant County, US-OR, US
(c) grassgirl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-01
East Kootenay, BC, CA
(c) Margaret Krichbaum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Santa Cruz, CA, US
(c) mtngreen17, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Festuca occidentalis. BISH 124928. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956494084. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/124928.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956494084 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026