Fescue is the popular name of a genus of grasses (Festuca) belonging to the division with many-flowered spikelets on long stalks. Amongst the numerous species are some of the most valuable meadow and pasture grasses of Britain. Festuca pratensis, or meadow fescue, and Festuca duriuscula, or hard fescue, are both highly prized for agricultural purposes. Festuca ovina, or sheep's fescue, is much smaller than either of these, and is useful for lawns. It is abundant in mountain pastures. Festuca elatior, the tall fescue, is a coarse reedygrass with stems usually about 140 cm high. All these species are perennial. Research Fescue
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