Sheep's Fescue

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Sheep's Fescue
Festuca ovina on left
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Festuca Species: F. ovina
Binomial name
Festuca ovina L.

Sheep's Fescue or Sheep Fescue (Festuca ovina) is a species of grass. It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs, for example in the Portlethen Moss, Scotland and mountain pasture, throughout Europe (with the exception of some Mediterranean areas) and eastwards across much of Asia; it has also been introduced to eastern North America ^[1].

It is sometimes used as a drought-tolerant lawn grass.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Distribution map for Festuca ovina. Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm.
2. ^ Fuller, Sherry. Choosing the right drought-tolerant lawn can save water. SWColoradohome.com.