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Festuca longifolia

Authority Thuill. Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 6105

Notes
DESCRIPTION: It is a vigorous bunchgrass. Plants are strongly caespitose. Leaves are fine, dense, and mostly basal, with sheaths remaining firm and entire. USE: Grown as turf in dry, shaded areas, low maintenance turf areas for erosion control or soil stabilization. Mowing height 5-6.5 cm. It tolerates higher moisture and fertility levels than sheep fescue. GROWING PERIOD Perennial grass. COMMON NAMES Hard fescue. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: Ovina var. duriuscula, Festuca trachyphylla.
Sources
SOURCES Roecklein J 1987 pp 159 [USE] Breymeyer A 1990 pp 268 [DRA, LIG, KTMP, USE] Duke J 1979 pp 95 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]