Festuca rubra

Red Fescue

Festuca rubra, Red Fescue. Noted for its fine leaves, this species makes a good turf grass, is suited to rough grazing and is shade tolerant.

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Flowering spike

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Flower spikelets

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Pollen

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Ligule

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Fescue sward

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Slide 1: Festuca rubra, Red Fescue. Flowering spike. Collected from Wood End. Redmire. June.

Slide 2: Festuca rubra, Red Fescue. Spikelets. Collected from Wood End. Redmire. June.

Slide 3: Festuca rubra, Red Fescue. Pollen. Photographed at x400, brightfield illumination. Collected from Wood End. Redmire. June.

Slide 4: Festuca rubra, Red Fescue. Ligule at junction of main stem and leaf. Collected from Wood End. Redmire. June.

Slide 5: Festuca rubra, Red Fescue. Red Fescue in pasture. Wood End. Redmire. June.