Festuca rubra

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Red Fescue

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Festuca
Species: F. rubra
Binomial name
Festuca rubra
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Festuca rubra is a species of grass known by the common name red fescue. It is found worldwide and can tolerate many habitats and climates; it generally needs full sun to thrive. It is a nutritious and palatable forage grass for domestic and wild animals. It is used as a turfgrass and groundcover. There are many subspecies and many cultivars have been bred.

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