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|familia=Poaceae
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|genus=Festuca
| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|species=ovina
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=Sheep's Fescue
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|name_ref=Wikipedia
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit=grass
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|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|Max ht box=24
|Max ht metric=in
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|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->
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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.
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Festuca ovina, Linn. Sheep's Fescue. Six to 20 in.: panicle contracted after flowering, 2-4 in. long. Eu.—Sown in mixtures for pastures.
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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