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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.
'''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>
Fescues range from small grasses only 10 cm tall or less with very fine thread-like [[leaf|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:
*''[[Festuca altaica]]'' — Northern Rough Fescue
*''[[Festuca alpina]]'' — Alpine Fescue
*''[[Festuca altissima]]'' — Wood Fescue
*''[[Festuca amethystina]]'' — Tufted Fescue
*''[[Festuca amplissima]]''
*''[[Festuca arizonica]]'' — Arizona Fescue
*''[[Festuca arvernensis]]''
*''[[Festuca caesia]]'' — Blue Fescue
*''[[Festuca californica]]'' - California Fescue
*''[[Festuca cinerea]]''
*''[[Festuca diffusa]]'' — Northern Fescue
*''[[Festuca donax]]''
*''[[Festuca elegans]]''
*''[[Festuca elmeri]]'' - Coast Fescue
*''[[Festuca eskia]]''
*''[[Festuca gautieri]]''
*''[[Festuca glacialis]]''
*''[[Festuca glauca]]'' — Grey Fescue
*''[[Festuca heterophylla]]'' — Various-leaved Fescue
*''[[Festuca hallii]]'' — Plains Rough Fescue
*''[[Festuca idahoensis]]'' — Idaho Fescue
*''[[Festuca jubata]]''
*''[[Festuca juncifolia]]'' — Rush-leaved Fescue
*''[[Festuca mairei]]'' — Atlas Fescue
*''[[Festuca matthewsii]]'' — Alpine Fescue Tussock
*''[[Festuca nigrescens]]'' — Alpine Chewing's Fescue
*''[[Festuca novae-zealandiae]]'' — Fescue Tussock
*''[[Festuca occidentalis]]'' - Western Fescue
*''[[Festuca ovina]]'' — [[Sheep's Fescue]]
*''[[Festuca paniculata]]'' — East Alpine Violet Fescue
*''[[Festuca picturata]]''
*''[[Festuca pilgeri]]''
*''[[Festuca polesica]]''
*''[[Festuca pseudodura]]''
*''[[Festuca punctoria]]''
*''[[Festuca pyrenaica]]''
*''[[Festuca quadriflora]]''
*''[[Festuca richardsonii]]'' — Arctic Fescue
*''[[Festuca rubra]]'' — Red Fescue
*[[Festuca rubra subsp. commutata|''Festuca rubra'' subsp. ''commutata'']] — [[Chewing's Fescue]]
*''[[Festuca rupicola]]''
*''[[Festuca sativa]]''
*''[[Festuca scabrella]]'' - [[Rough Fescue]]
*''[[Festuca subulata]]'' - Bearded Fescue
*''[[Festuca subulifolia]]'' - Crinkleawn Fescue
*''[[Festuca supina]]'' - Tufted Fescue
*''[[Festuca tenuifolia]]'' — Fine-leaved Sheep's Fescue
*''[[Festuca viridula]]'' - Green Fescue
*''[[Festuca vivipara]]'' — Viviparous Fescue
Subgenus ''Schedonorus'', proposed for inclusion in genus ''Lolium''
*''[[Festuca arundinacea]]'' ([[synonymy|syn.]] ''Festuca elatior'', ''Lolium arundinaceum'') — Tall Fescue
*''[[Festuca gigantea]]'' (''Lolium giganteum'') — Giant Fescue
*''[[Festuca mazzettiana]]'' (''Lolium mazzettianum'')
*''[[Festuca pratensis]]'' (''Lolium pratensis'') — Meadow Fescue
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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