Turf
red fescue, ravine fescue
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
Lanceolate
Light brown
Smooth and glabrousGlabrous:
Lacking hairs or pubescence.
Widest in the middle; short awned.
Deeply concave; same length as lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
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Groove above callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
; rachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
pressed outward.
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
is more linear than found in other fescue species.
Not listed
Included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Poaceae
Festuca rubra L.