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Red Fescue Identified by Paul Green Very variable grass with several subspecies recognised. 15-80cm. Shortly rhizomatous or tufted grass with branched, spreading flowerheads. Many-flowered spikelets usually greenish, some coastal forms can be purplish-red. Basal leaves bristle-like, stem leaves flat when fresh. Lower sheaths often reddish, fibrous at base of tufts. Widespread and can be very common in most grassy habitats. Walls, dunes, saltmarshes, sea-cliffs, lowland pastures, mountain slopes, rock ledges. Similar: Sheep's Fescue, Festuca ovina |
Red Fescue.