Festuca elmeri is a species of grass known by the common names coast fescue and Elmer's fescue. It is a bunchgrass native to the US states of California and Oregon, where it often grows in wet, shady areas in coastal counties. Description This fescue grows in thin bunches with erect stems reaching up to one meter in height. The leaves are somewhat hairy and 10 to 40 centimeters long. The drooping inflorescence holds spikelets which are each about a centimeter long and have light-colored, hairlike awns. External links Jepson Manual Treatment USDA Plants Profile Grass Manual Treatment Photo gallery elmeri Bunchgrasses of North America Native grasses of California Grasses of the United States Flora of California Flora of Oregon Flora of the Klamath Mountains Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area Taxa named by Elmer Drew Merrill Flora without expected TNC conservation status