Category: Festuca

Festuca glauca Vill., Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 99 1787. (Syn: Festuca calcarea Velchev [Invalid]; Festuca calcarea Tausch ex Steud. [Invalid]; Festuca duriuscula var. glauca (Vill.) Bréb.; Festuca glauca var. juncea Wallr.; Festuca strictifolia Opiz; Festuca veneris Gr.Rossi, Foggi & Signorini) ?; . NE. Spain to NW. Italy (as per WCSP); . Festuca glauca, commonly known as blue fescue, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family, Poaceae. It is a commonly cultivated evergreen or semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial. Common names include blue fescue, blue mountain grass, and grey fescue. Originally described by French naturalist Dominique Villars, its […]

Festuca arundinacea Schreb., Spic. Fl. Lips. 57 1771. (Syn: Aira oryzetorum Spreng. ………………………………….); . Festuca arundinacea (syn., Lolium arundinaceum Darbyshire; Schedonorus phoenix (Scop.) Holub) is a species of grass commonly known as tall fescue. It is a cool-season perennial C3 species of bunchgrass native to Europe. It is an important forage grass throughout Europe, and many […]

Festuca rubra L., Sp. Pl. 74 1753. (syn: Avena dura Salisb. ……………………………………………………………); . Festuca rubra is a species of grass known by the common name red fescue or creeping red fescue. It is found worldwide and can tolerate many habitats and climates. It is best adapted to well-drained soils in cool, temperate climates; it prefers shadier […]