BISH 456061Botany

Festuca idahoensis

Idaho fescue

As recorded: Festuca idahoensis Elmer

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 4509
Date: May 8, 1926
Locality: Willow Creek
Region: Idaho, United States
Elevation: 381 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

5 Bishop specimens of Festuca idahoensis · collected 1896–1941Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 8, 1926, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Festuca idahoensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 671 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-20.

2026-08-20

Lewis McChord, WA 98439, USA

(c) tarnado, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-24

Kootenai County, US-ID, US

(c) Cedarwood Outdoor School, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-22

Strathcona, BC, Canada

no rights reserved

2026-07-18

Bend, OR, US

(c) Archer Van Loh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-15

Johnson County, WY, USA

(c) Caleb Helsel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-14

Maple Creek No. 111, SK, CA

(c) Margaret Krichbaum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Festuca idahoensis. BISH 456061. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956559549. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/456061.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956559549 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026