Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Learn more about Tall Fescue from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Lolium arundinaceum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schedonorus arundinaceus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Lolium arundinaceum
INCLUDED WITHIN & NOM. UTIQUE REJ.
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-18-007:
Festuca elatior
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Festuca elatior var. arundinacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Festuca arundinacea
INCLUDED WITHIN & NOM. UTIQUE REJ.
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Festuca elatior
COMMON NAME:
Tall Fescue, Alta Fescue
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_loar10_002_lvd
The best generic placement of this and S. pratensis is disputed, per Weakley's Flora (2018).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmfarundinacea_home1
April Anderson County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200522_5161
May Transylvania County NC
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JK Marlow jkm200522_5164
May Transylvania County NC
Introduced for forage and roadside seeding, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm200522_5169
May Transylvania County NC
Inflorescence long (to 1') & rather slender w short branches; often leaning, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm200522_5169b
May Transylvania County NC
Spikelets have 3-6 florets and lack awns. L. pratense is very similar, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmfarundinacea_cc
May Collier County FL
Spikelets 10-25mm long, ellipsoid with a pointed tip, short stalked, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.