Plants of the San Marcos Foothills Preserve
Festuca perennis (Italian rye grass)
Common non-native annual or perennial grass found in disturbed places, including along trails. Flowers are grass like. Blooms in spring to summer. Previous scientific names: Lolium perenne/Lolium multiflorum.
Festuca perennis (Italian rye grass). NON-NATIVE. Pictured in late winter.
Festuca perennis (Italian rye grass). NON-NATIVE. Pictured in late winter.