A tufted grass with inrolled, bristle-like leaves, found almost everywhere; important as pasture grass. Upland species are often viviparous, ie the seeds germinate to form plantlets before being shed from the inflorescence. (Genus: Festuca, c.80 species. Family: Gramineae.)
Portions of the summary below have been contributed by Wikipedia.
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Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis)
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Division:
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Magnoliophyta
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Class:
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Liliopsida
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Order:
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Poales
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Family:
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Poaceae
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Genus:
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Festuca
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Species
Festuca alpina — Alpine Fescue Festuca altissima — Wood Fescue Festuca amethystina — Tufted Fescue Festuca arundinacea — Tall Fescue (syn.
arundinacea) Festuca eskia Festuca gautieri Festuca gigantea — Giant Fescue Festuca glacialis Festuca glauca — Grey Fescue Festuca
heterophylla — Various-leaved Fescue Festuca idahoensis — Idaho Fescue Festuca juncifolia — Rush-leaved Fescue Festuca mairei — Atlas Fescue Festuca
matthewsii — Alpine fescue tussock Festuca nigrescens — Chewings Fescue Festuca novae-zealandiae — Fescue tussock Festuca ovina — Sheep's Fescue Festuca
paniculata Festuca pratensis — Meadow Fescue Festuca punctoria Festuca pyrenaica Festuca quadriflora Festuca richardsonii — Arctic Fescue
Festuca rubra — Red Fescue Festuca rupicola Festuca tenuifolia — Fine-leaved Sheep's Fescue Festuca valesiaca Festuca varia Festuca vivipara
— Viviparous Fescue Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Festuca glauca
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