Pronunciation: fes-TOO-ka ok-toe-FLOR-a
Common name: Six-weeks fescue
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Sandy to rocky soils, disturbed places,
desert scrub to pinyon woodland, burned areas,
California Floristic Province, Channel Islands
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Festuca
2) octoflora
Formerly Vulpia octoflora var. hirtella