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'''Sheep's Fescue''' or ''Sheep Fescue'' (''Festuca ovina'') is a [[species]] of [[Poaceae|grass]].
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==General Description==
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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]]&nbsp;<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>.
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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>
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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.
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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]]''.
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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.
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The [[Gatekeeper Butterfly]] feeds on it.
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Festuca ovina, Linn. Sheep's Fescue. Fig. 1499. Six to 20 in.: panicle contracted after flowering, 2-4 in. long. Eu. Dept. Agric., Div. Agrost. 20: 281.—Sown in mixtures for pastures.
 
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   grass

Height: ⇕ 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width: ⇔ 16 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16.
Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun, part-sun
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 5 to 9
Flower features: ❀ blue
Scientific Names

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Sheep's Fescue or Sheep Fescue (Festuca ovina) is a species of grass.

General Description

It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs, for example in the Portlethen Moss, Scotland and mountain pasture, throughout Europe (with the exception of some Mediterranean areas) and eastwards across much of Asia; it has also been introduced to North America [1].

It is sometimes used as a drought-tolerant lawn grass.[2]

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 caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including the Gatekeeper and the Meadow Brown, the 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.


Read about Festuca ovina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Festuca ovina, Linn. Sheep's Fescue. Six to 20 in.: panicle contracted after flowering, 2-4 in. long. Eu.—Sown in mixtures for pastures. CH


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  1. ↑ "Distribution map for Festuca ovina". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm.
  2. ↑ Fuller, Sherry. "Choosing the right drought-tolerant lawn can save water". SWColoradohome.com.
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