Tall Fescue Lolium arundinaceum (Schraber) DarbyshireNon-native  -  Invasive    Synonyms: Alta Fescue, Festuca arundinacea, Festuca elatior, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Schedonorus phoenix.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Poales   >   Family Poaceae   >   Genus Lolium   

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Tall Fescue is an abundant weed that is planted on roadsides and elsewhere (Terrell & Peterson, 2009).

There are 47 records in the project database.

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Tall Fescue in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/1/2013). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Tall Fescue in Harford Co., Maryland (5/31/2018). (c) srickey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by srickey via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Tall Fescue in Harford Co., Maryland (5/31/2018). (c) srickey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by srickey via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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