Schedonorus arundinaceus

Tall Fescue

Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue. Syn. Lolium arundinaceum, formerly Festuca arundinaceum. A tough, tall (up to 1m) grass of damp, often overgrazed, pastures. Appears to be avoided by sheep. Leaves feels very rough due to upward facing teeth.


1 / 7
Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue
Tall Fescue
2 / 7
Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue
Leaves in autumn
3 / 7
Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue
Tall Fescue in pasture
4 / 7
Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue
Florets in autumn
5 / 7
Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue
Leaf teeth
6 / 7
Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue
Stem node
7 / 7
Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue
Root

Photograph detail


Slide 1: Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue. Sheep grazed pasture and drystone wall. Hargill, Redmire. October.


Slide 2: Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue base showing leaves in autumn. Sheep grazed pasture. Hargill, Redmire. October.


Slide 3: Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue. Clumps in damp, sheep grazed pasture. Galeclose Beck, Hargill, Redmire. October.


Slide 4: Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue. Florets in autumn. Collected from pasture in Hargill, Redmire. October.


Slide 5: Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue. Upward facing teeth along leaf (top towards right of picture). Collected from pasture in Hargill, Redmire. October.


Slide 6: Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue. Stem node showing auricle and leaf base. Collected from pasture in Hargill, Redmire. October.


Slide 7: Schedonorus arundinaceus, Tall Fescue. Roots and leaf bases. Collected from pasture in Hargill, Redmire. October.