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Festuca (ancient Latin name for a kind of grass). Gramineae. Fescue-grass. Annual or perennial grasses grown for ornament or as pasture grasses.
 
Festuca (ancient Latin name for a kind of grass). Gramineae. Fescue-grass. Annual or perennial grasses grown for ornament or as pasture grasses.
  
 
Blades narrow: infl. few-fld., paniculate; spikelets 2- to several-fld.; lemmas firm, rounded on the back, usually acute or awned from the tip.—Species about 100, in the temperate and cooler parts of the world.
 
Blades narrow: infl. few-fld., paniculate; spikelets 2- to several-fld.; lemmas firm, rounded on the back, usually acute or awned from the tip.—Species about 100, in the temperate and cooler parts of the world.
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'''Festuce''' ('''''Festuca''''') is a [[genus]] of about 300 [[species]] of [[perennial plant|perennial]] tufted [[grass]]es, belonging to the grass [[family (biology)|family]] [[Poaceae]] (subfamily [[Pooideae]]). The genus has a [[cosmopolitan distribution]], although the majority of the species are found in cool temperate areas, such as the transition zone and Canada<ref>[http://www.fescue.com/ Tall Fescue Grasses & Fine Fescues]</ref>. The genus is closely related to [[ryegrass]] (''[[Lolium]]''), and recent evidence from [[phylogeny|phylogenetic]] studies using [[DNA sequencing]] of plant [[mitochondrium|mitochondrial]] [[DNA]] shows that the genus lacks [[monophyly]]. As a result plant [[taxonomist]]s have placed several species, including the forage grasses, tall fescue and meadow fescue, formerly belonging to the genus ''Festuca'' into the genus ''Lolium''.<ref name="Darbyshire">{{cite journal|author=Darbyshire, S J|year= 1993|title=Realignment of ''Festuca'' subgenus ''Schedonorus'' with the genus ''Lolium'' (Poaceae)|journal=Novon|volume=3|pages=239–243|doi=10.2307/3391460}}</ref>
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Fescues range from small grasses only 10&nbsp;cm tall or less with very fine thread-like [[leaf|leaves]] less than 1&nbsp;mm wide, to tall grasses up to 2 m tall with large leaves up to 60&nbsp;cm (2 ft) long and 2&nbsp;cm (3/4 in.) broad.
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Fescue [[pollen]] is a significant contributor to [[hay fever]].
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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Selected species:
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*''[[Festuca altaica]]'' — Northern Rough Fescue
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*''[[Festuca alpina]]'' — Alpine Fescue
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*''[[Festuca altissima]]'' — Wood Fescue
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*''[[Festuca amethystina]]'' — Tufted Fescue
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*''[[Festuca amplissima]]''
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*''[[Festuca arizonica]]'' — Arizona Fescue
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*''[[Festuca arvernensis]]''
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*''[[Festuca caesia]]'' — Blue Fescue
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*''[[Festuca californica]]'' - California Fescue
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*''[[Festuca cinerea]]''
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*''[[Festuca diffusa]]'' — Northern Fescue
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*''[[Festuca donax]]''
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*''[[Festuca elegans]]''
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*''[[Festuca elmeri]]'' - Coast Fescue
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*''[[Festuca eskia]]''
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*''[[Festuca gautieri]]''
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*''[[Festuca glacialis]]''
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*''[[Festuca glauca]]'' — Grey Fescue
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*''[[Festuca heterophylla]]'' — Various-leaved Fescue
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*''[[Festuca hallii]]'' — Plains Rough Fescue
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*''[[Festuca idahoensis]]'' — Idaho Fescue
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*''[[Festuca jubata]]''
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*''[[Festuca juncifolia]]'' — Rush-leaved Fescue
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*''[[Festuca mairei]]'' — Atlas Fescue
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*''[[Festuca matthewsii]]'' — Alpine Fescue Tussock
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*''[[Festuca nigrescens]]'' — Alpine Chewing's Fescue
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*''[[Festuca novae-zealandiae]]'' — Fescue Tussock
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*''[[Festuca occidentalis]]'' - Western Fescue
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*''[[Festuca ovina]]'' — [[Sheep's Fescue]]
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*''[[Festuca paniculata]]'' — East Alpine Violet Fescue
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*''[[Festuca picturata]]''
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*''[[Festuca pilgeri]]''
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*''[[Festuca polesica]]''
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*''[[Festuca pseudodura]]''
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*''[[Festuca punctoria]]''
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*''[[Festuca pyrenaica]]''
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*''[[Festuca quadriflora]]''
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*''[[Festuca richardsonii]]'' — Arctic Fescue
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*''[[Festuca rubra]]'' — Red Fescue
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*[[Festuca rubra subsp. commutata|''Festuca rubra'' subsp. ''commutata'']] — [[Chewing's Fescue]]
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*''[[Festuca rupicola]]''
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*''[[Festuca sativa]]''
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*''[[Festuca scabrella]]'' - [[Rough Fescue]]
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*''[[Festuca subulata]]'' - Bearded Fescue
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*''[[Festuca subulifolia]]'' - Crinkleawn Fescue
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*''[[Festuca supina]]'' - Tufted Fescue
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*''[[Festuca tenuifolia]]'' — Fine-leaved Sheep's Fescue
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*''[[Festuca viridula]]'' - Green Fescue
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*''[[Festuca vivipara]]'' — Viviparous Fescue
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Subgenus ''Schedonorus'', proposed for inclusion in genus ''Lolium''
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*''[[Festuca arundinacea]]'' ([[synonymy|syn.]] ''Festuca elatior'', ''Lolium arundinaceum'') — Tall Fescue
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*''[[Festuca gigantea]]'' (''Lolium giganteum'') — Giant Fescue
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*''[[Festuca mazzettiana]]'' (''Lolium mazzettianum'')
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*''[[Festuca pratensis]]'' (''Lolium pratensis'') — Meadow Fescue
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==Gallery==
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<gallery perrow=5>
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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==References==
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<references/>
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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==External links==
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*{{wplink}}
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Revision as of 16:14, 22 July 2010


Festuca cinerea


Plant Characteristics
Habit   grass
Cultivation
Scientific Names

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Festuca (ancient Latin name for a kind of grass). Gramineae. Fescue-grass. Annual or perennial grasses grown for ornament or as pasture grasses.

Blades narrow: infl. few-fld., paniculate; spikelets 2- to several-fld.; lemmas firm, rounded on the back, usually acute or awned from the tip.—Species about 100, in the temperate and cooler parts of the world.

Festuce (Festuca) is a genus of about 300 species of perennial tufted grasses, belonging to the grass family Poaceae (subfamily Pooideae). The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, although the majority of the species are found in cool temperate areas, such as the transition zone and Canada[1]. The genus is closely related to ryegrass (Lolium), and recent evidence from phylogenetic studies using DNA sequencing of plant mitochondrial DNA shows that the genus lacks monophyly. As a result plant taxonomists have placed several species, including the forage grasses, tall fescue and meadow fescue, formerly belonging to the genus Festuca into the genus Lolium.[2]

Fescues range from small grasses only 10 cm tall or less with very fine thread-like leaves less than 1 mm wide, to tall grasses up to 2 m tall with large leaves up to 60 cm (2 ft) long and 2 cm (3/4 in.) broad.

Fescue pollen is a significant contributor to hay fever.

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

Selected species:

Subgenus Schedonorus, proposed for inclusion in genus Lolium

Gallery

  • photo 1

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References

  1. ↑ Tall Fescue Grasses & Fine Fescues
  2. ↑ Darbyshire, S J (1993). "Realignment of Festuca subgenus Schedonorus with the genus Lolium (Poaceae)". Novon 3: 239–243. doi:10.2307/3391460. 

External links


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