. The book of grasses; an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges. Grasses; Juncaceae; Cyperaceae. Illustrated Descriptions of the Grasses a slender, dark green grass with loose, few-flowered panicles. The spikelets are small, and as they are borne only at the ends of the panicle branches the '^^x . plant should not be con- ^^^ fused with other shade- >^v, ^ni. loving grasses. The plants of this genus are very variable under different conditions of soil and climate, and a number of varieties are listed under the species given. Slender Fescue. Fe
. The book of grasses; an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges. Grasses; Juncaceae; Cyperaceae. Illustrated Descriptions of the Grasses a slender, dark green grass with loose, few-flowered panicles. The spikelets are small, and as they are borne only at the ends of the panicle branches the '^^x . plant should not be con- ^^^ fused with other shade- >^v, ^ni. loving grasses. The plants of this genus are very variable under different conditions of soil and climate, and a number of varieties are listed under the species given. Slender Fescue. Festilcaocto- flora Walt. Root annual, often tufted. Stem 4'-2o' tall, slender, erect, wiry. Ligule very short. Leaves bristle-like, i'-3' long, in- volute, occasionally downy. Panicle i'-6' long, narrow, contracted, often i-sided, branches short. Spikelets 5-13-flowered, 3"-5" long. Outer scales very acute, slightly unequal, smooth; flowering scales rough, bearing a term- inal awn I "-3" long; palets nearly as long as flowering scales. Stamens 2. Dry sterile soil. May to August. New Brunswick to Florida, west to Washington and California. Red Fescue. Festuca rubra L. Perennial, with creeping rootstocks. Stem 1-25 ft. tall, slender, erect. Ligule very short. Leaves of sterile shoots involute, bristle-like, 3'-10' long, stem leaves shorter, involute in dry- ing, minutely downy on upper surface. Panicle i'-& long, branches ascending, spreading in flower, not numerous, lower branches \'-^' long. Spikelets 3-9-flowered, 3"-5" long, green or red- dish. Outer scales acute, unequal; flowering scales bearing each a short terminal awn; palets as long as flowering scales. Stamens 3, anthers yellow or purplish. Dry soil. June to August. Labrador to Alaska, south to North Carolina and Colorado. 221. Fescue elatior. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appea
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