Festuca saximontana

Common Name: Rocky Mountain Fescue

Plant Type: Grass/Sedge/Rush

Habitat: prairies, roadsides, forest openings

Light Requirements: sun

Soil Moisture: dry, mesic

Soil Type: dry, sandy or rocky

Height: 3 in to 2 ft

Bloom Time: July

Flower Colour: brown

Seed Ripens: fall

Details/Comments: bluish grey to green densely tufted grass that lacks rhizomes. Does well in cracks and crevices

Picture Copyright: