Latin name: Festuca perennis (L.) Columbus & J.P. Sm.
Pronunciation: fes-TOO-ka per-EN-is
Common name: Ryegrass
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Disturbed sites, fields, lawns to 3000', sometimes found at higher elevations, throughout California Floristic Province, native to Europe
Blooming period: May to September
Name derivations: 1) Festuca 2) perennis
SPECIES INDEX