Festuca ovina - Revision history

WikiWorks at 16:55, 22 July 2010

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	'''Sheep's Fescue''' or ''Sheep Fescue'' (''Festuca ovina'') is a [[species]] of [[Poaceae\|grass]].		'''Sheep's Fescue''' or ''Sheep Fescue'' (''Festuca ovina'') is a [[species]] of [[Poaceae\|grass]].

	~~==General Description==~~		It is a [[perennial plant]] sometimes found in acidic [[bog]]s, for example in the [[Portlethen Moss]], [[Scotland]] and mountain pasture, throughout [[Europe]] (with the exception of some [[Mediterranean Basin\|Mediterranean areas]]) and eastwards across much of Asia; it has also been introduced to [[North America]] <ref>{{cite web \|url=http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/mono/poa/festu/festoviv.jpg \|title=Distribution map for ''Festuca ovina'' \|publisher=[[Swedish Museum of Natural History\|Naturhistoriska riksmuseet]], [[Stockholm]]}}</ref>.

	It is a [[perennial plant]] sometimes found in acidic [[bog]]s, for example in the [[Portlethen Moss]], [[Scotland]] and mountain pasture, throughout [[Europe]] (with the exception of some [[Mediterranean Basin\|Mediterranean areas]]) and eastwards across much of Asia; it has also been introduced to [[North America]]~~ ~~<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/mono/poa/festu/festoviv.jpg \|title=Distribution map for ''Festuca ovina'' \|publisher=[[Swedish Museum of Natural History\|Naturhistoriska riksmuseet]], [[Stockholm]]}}</ref>.

	It is sometimes used as a [[xeriscaping\|drought-tolerant]] [[lawn]] grass.<ref>{{cite web \| last = Fuller \| first = Sherry \| title = Choosing the right drought-tolerant lawn can save water \| publisher = SWColoradohome.com \| url = http://www.swcoloradohome.com/articles/gardening/greenthumb35.asp}}</ref>		It is sometimes used as a [[xeriscaping\|drought-tolerant]] [[lawn]] grass.<ref>{{cite web \| last = Fuller \| first = Sherry \| title = Choosing the right drought-tolerant lawn can save water \| publisher = SWColoradohome.com \| url = http://www.swcoloradohome.com/articles/gardening/greenthumb35.asp}}</ref>

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Festuca ovina, Linn. Sheep's Fescue. Fig. 1499. Six to 20 in.: panicle contracted after flowering, 2-4 in. long. Eu. Dept. Agric., Div. Agrost. 20: 281.—Sown in mixtures for pastures.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==


==Gallery==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963




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← Older revision		Revision as of 16:55, 22 July 2010
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	'''Sheep's Fescue''' or ''Sheep Fescue'' (''Festuca ovina'') is a [[species]] of [[Poaceae\|grass]].		'''Sheep's Fescue''' or ''Sheep Fescue'' (''Festuca ovina'') is a [[species]] of [[Poaceae\|grass]].

	~~==General Description==~~		It is a [[perennial plant]] sometimes found in acidic [[bog]]s, for example in the [[Portlethen Moss]], [[Scotland]] and mountain pasture, throughout [[Europe]] (with the exception of some [[Mediterranean Basin\|Mediterranean areas]]) and eastwards across much of Asia; it has also been introduced to [[North America]] <ref>{{cite web \|url=http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/mono/poa/festu/festoviv.jpg \|title=Distribution map for ''Festuca ovina'' \|publisher=[[Swedish Museum of Natural History\|Naturhistoriska riksmuseet]], [[Stockholm]]}}</ref>.

	It is a [[perennial plant]] sometimes found in acidic [[bog]]s, for example in the [[Portlethen Moss]], [[Scotland]] and mountain pasture, throughout [[Europe]] (with the exception of some [[Mediterranean Basin\|Mediterranean areas]]) and eastwards across much of Asia; it has also been introduced to [[North America]]~~ ~~<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/mono/poa/festu/festoviv.jpg \|title=Distribution map for ''Festuca ovina'' \|publisher=[[Swedish Museum of Natural History\|Naturhistoriska riksmuseet]], [[Stockholm]]}}</ref>.

	It is sometimes used as a [[xeriscaping\|drought-tolerant]] [[lawn]] grass.<ref>{{cite web \| last = Fuller \| first = Sherry \| title = Choosing the right drought-tolerant lawn can save water \| publisher = SWColoradohome.com \| url = http://www.swcoloradohome.com/articles/gardening/greenthumb35.asp}}</ref>		It is sometimes used as a [[xeriscaping\|drought-tolerant]] [[lawn]] grass.<ref>{{cite web \| last = Fuller \| first = Sherry \| title = Choosing the right drought-tolerant lawn can save water \| publisher = SWColoradohome.com \| url = http://www.swcoloradohome.com/articles/gardening/greenthumb35.asp}}</ref>

Festuca ovina - Revision history

WikiWorks at 16:55, 22 July 2010

WikiWorks at 16:55, 22 July 2010

Rajgopal at 19:06, 18 July 2010

Christi: Created page with '__NOTOC__{{Plantbox | name = ''LATINNAME'' | common_names = | g…'

Christi: Created page with 'NOTOC{{Plantbox | name = ''LATINNAME'' | common_names = | g…'