Parent species: Festuca brachyphylla
Plant Communities: Subalpine Forest Bristle-cone Pine Forest Alpine Fell-fields
Synonyms: Festuca brachyphylla ssp. breviculmis Festuca brachyphylla var. coloradensis Festuca ovina var. brevifolia
Counties: Alpine El Dorado Fresno Inyo Mariposa Mono Modoc San Bernardino Shasta Tulare Tuolumne