Red Fescue Grass

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The leaves of the Red Fescue (Festuca rubra) are broadish and flat. The root is extremely creeping and throws out lateral shoots. The color of its leaves is somewhat more grayish and often tinged with red. It’s found in dry pastures near the sea-shore, in sandy soils. A magnified spikelet is shown here.

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grasses, grass, kgrasses, red fescue grass, red fescue grasses, Festuca rubra

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Grasses and Grains

Source

Flint, Charles L. Grasses and Forage Plants (Boston, MA: William F. Gill & Company, 1874)

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