Festuca rubra L.
Red fescue
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:
9/18/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 6/9/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 6/9/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts Festuca rubra description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
Head 11 inches long. · 6/9/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 6/9/2010 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts Range: Zones 3-6:
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