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'''Sheep's Fescue''' or ''Sheep Fescue'' (''Festuca ovina'') is a [[species]] of [[Poaceae|grass]].
'''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 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>
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>
