Festuca rubra L.

Red fescue

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Red fescue is a native North American grass that flourishes in a wide variety of habitats.

Identification: Plants are 4-20" (10-50 cm) high. Grass blades are flat and very dark green. The ear is 4½" (11 cm) long. Earlets have 3 to 6 flowers.

Online References:

Festuca rubra on Desert-tropicals.com

Festuca rubra on CalPhotos

Festuca rubra on Wikimedia Commons

Festuca rubra on Wikipedia

Festuca rubra on the USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database

Festuca rubra at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Festuca rubra on the Toolik↔Arctic Geobotanical Atlas

Festuca rubra on eFloras

References:

Knobel, Edward, Field Guide to the Grasses, Sedges and Rushes of the United States, Dover Publications Inc., 1980, p. 18

9/18/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
≈ 3½ × 2' (1 × 0.7 m) ID is uncertain

6/9/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts ID is uncertain

6/9/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts ID is uncertain

Festuca rubra description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Head 11 inches long. · 6/9/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts ID is uncertain

6/9/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts ID is uncertain

Range: Zones 3-6:

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