Rough Fescue
Rough fescue is a common name for several plant and may refer to: * ''Festuca altaica ''Festuca altaica'', synonym ''Festuca scabrella'', is a perennial bunchgrass with a wide native distribution in the Arctic, from central Asia to eastern North America. It has been called altai fescue and, under the synonym ''F. scabrella'' ...'', perennial bunchgrass native to Asia and North America * '' Festuca campestris'', grass native to western North America {{Short pages monitor ...
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Festuca Altaica
''Festuca altaica'', synonym ''Festuca scabrella'', is a perennial bunchgrass with a wide native distribution in the Arctic, from central Asia to eastern North America. It has been called altai fescue and, under the synonym ''F. scabrella'', rough fescue. Description ''Festuca altaica'' is a densely tufted perennial grass. The tufts are connected by short rhizomes. The flowering stems ( culms) are usually tall, but may reach . The upper (adaxial) surface of the leaves is densely covered with short hairs. A ligule is present and is long. The inflorescence is a loose panicle. The spikelets are long, purple to brown in color, and have 3 to 6 individual florets. ''Festuca altaica'' flowers and fruits from late spring to the fall. Taxonomy ''Festuca altaica'' was first described in 1829 by Carl Bernhard von Trinius, who wrote the section on grasses in ''Flora Altaica'', whose principal author was Carl Friedrich von Ledebour. ''Festuca scabrella'' was described in 1840 by John ...
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