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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. Six to 20 in.: panicle contracted after flowering, 2-4 in. long. Eu.—Sown in mixtures for pastures.
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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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