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A perennial bunch grass, it grows small, narrow tufts of several erect stems which grow 0.5–1.5 m (1 ft 8 in – 4 ft 11 in) tall. It has a thick, fibrous root system, sometimes with rhizomes, the stems may form stolons. It has flat leaves each up to a centimeter wide at the base and rapidly narrowing to a point.
It is usually found in endophyte-infected species of grass like Tall fescue [1] or Perennial Ryegrass. [2] It is toxic to cattle feeding on infected grass, probably because it acts as a vasoconstrictor. [1] [3]
This fescue is a densely clumping long-lived perennial bunch grass with stems from about 30 to 80 centimetres (12 to 31 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) in height. [3] The stiff, short, rolling leaves are mostly located near the base of the tuft. The inflorescence has hairy spikelets which produce large awned fruits. The root system is thick and penetrates ...
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The following species in the grass genus Festuca, the fescues, are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of 2024. [1] This genus together with the ryegrass genus Lolium form the Festuca–Lolium complex known for its frequent hybridization, and which is further complicated by the presence of a fine-leaved fescue clade within Festuca that appears to be sister to a clade consisting of Lolium ...
Festuca idahoensis (Idaho fescue, blue bunchgrass) Festuca ovina (sheep's fescue) - many cultivars [6] Festuca rubra (creeping fescue grass, red fescue, red fescue grass) - many cultivars [6] Helictotrichon sempervirens AGM (blue oat grass) - several cultivars [6] Leymus condensatus (giant wildrye, canyon prince, wild blue rye)
Festuca (fescue) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family Poaceae (subfamily Pooideae). They are evergreen or herbaceous perennial tufted grasses with a height range of 10–200 cm (4–79 in) and a cosmopolitan distribution , occurring on every continent except Antarctica . [ 2 ]
It spreads via seed and tillering. It can be confused with Canadian wild rye which is a more robust plant with longer awns. It should be cut early in the season when used for hay to avoid ergot contamination. Northern Missouri Germplasm Virginia wild rye was released in 1999 by the Missouri Plant Material Center for use in northern Missouri.