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Festuca arenaria

rush-leaved fescue

Other common names
peiswellt dail brwyn
Synonyms
Festuca rubra subsp. arenaria
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Botanical details
Family
Poaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
Yes
Genus

Festuca

Genus description

Festuca can be herbaceous or evergreen, rhizomatous grasses with linear, often strikingly coloured, leaves, and dense or lax panicles of brownish flowers in summer

Name status

Correct

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