Publication: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 249. 1840.

Origin: Native

Herbarium search: CPNWH

Notes: FNA24: "Festuca occidentalis grows in dry to moist, open woodlands, forest openings, and rocky slopes, up to 3100 m. It extends from southern Alaska and northern British Columbia to southwestern Alberta, south to southern California and eastward to Wyoming, and, as a disjunct, around the upper Great Lakes in Ontario, eastern Wisconsin, and Michigan. It is sometimes important as a forage grass, but is usually not sufficiently abundant."

Last updated 6/17/2023 by David Giblin.