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'''Sheep's Fescue''' or ''Sheep Fescue'' (''Festuca ovina'') is a [[species]] of [[Poaceae|grass]]. It is a [[perennial plant]] sometimes found in acidic [[bog]]s, for example in the [[Portlethen Moss]], [[Scotland]] and mountain pasture, throughout [[Europe]] (with the exception of some [[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean areas]]) and eastwards across much of Asia; it has also been introduced to [[North America]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/mono/poa/festu/festoviv.jpg |title=Distribution map for ''Festuca ovina'' |publisher=[[Swedish Museum of Natural History|Naturhistoriska riksmuseet]], [[Stockholm]]}}</ref>. It is sometimes used as a [[xeriscaping|drought-tolerant]] [[lawn]] grass.<ref>{{cite web | last = Fuller | first = Sherry | title = Choosing the right drought-tolerant lawn can save water | publisher = SWColoradohome.com | url = http://www.swcoloradohome.com/articles/gardening/greenthumb35.asp}}</ref> Sheep's fescue is a densely tufted perennial grass. Its greyish green leaves are short and bristle-like. The panicles are both slightly feathery and a bit one-sided. It flowers from May until June, and is wind pollinated. This is one of the food plants for the [[caterpillar]]s of several butterflies and moths, including the [[Gatekeeper (butterfly)|Gatekeeper]] and the [[Meadow Brown]], the [[Small Heath (butterfly)|Small Heath]], and the [[grass moth]] ''[[Agriphila inquinatella]]''. Sheep's fescue is a drought-resistant grass, commonly found on poor, well-drained mineral soil. More colourful garden varieties with blue-grey foliage are available. The [[Gatekeeper Butterfly]] feeds on it. {{Inc| Festuca ovina, Linn. Sheep's Fescue. Six to 20 in.: panicle contracted after flowering, 2-4 in. long. Eu.—Sown in mixtures for pastures. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}} ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}} ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}} ==Species==  ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}} <gallery> File:Ruig schapengras bloeiwijze (Festuca ovina subsp. hirtula).jpg| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} __NOTOC__

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