5. F. ovina ( Sheep’s Fescue).—A densely tufted, glaucous grass
3—24 in. high; stem slender,
4-angled, rough below the
inflorescence ; leaves chiefly
radical, subulate, almost
cylindric, with 2-lobed
ligules ; panicle rather com-
pact, slightly 1r-sided, 13—-4
in. long, purplish; spzkelets
small, 3—6-flowered ; flower-
ing glumes mucronate or ¥
with an awn shorter than Mi 4
themselves, often viviparous.
—Dry hilly pastures; one
of the commonest grasses.
Very variable.— Fl. June,
July. Perennial.
6. F. rubra (Creeping
Fescue).—A creeping plant
with runners and scattered
tufts; stem many - angled,
smooth below the inflores-
cence ; leaves bristly, flat or
involute ; panicle broadish
below, slightly 1-sided, red-
dish ;_ spikelets 4 — 10-
flowered, shortly awned.—
Sandy places; common.
Very variable. — Fl. June.
Perennial.
7. £. oradria, a creeping )
plant with rush-like, cylin- FESTUCA OVINA (Sheep’s Fescue).
dric, sharply-pointed leaves
and downy flowering glumes, closely allied to the preceding,
and occurring on sandy sea-shores, has been recorded as
British.
8.* F. heterophylla (Various-leaved Fescue).—A densely tufted
plant, 2—4 feet high; radical leaves numerous, capillary, triangular,
rough, sometimes a foot long ; cauline leaves flat, narrow, rather re-
curved ; ovary downy at the apex; otherwise resembling F. rubra.
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Shady places in the south; a doubtful native.—Fl. June, July.
Perennial.
9. F. sylvdtica (Reed Fescue).—A tall, reed-like grass, 2—4
feet high, stiff, glabrous, with short runners; leaves very long,
rather broad, flat, glaucous above, rough-edged ; panicle 3—6 in.
long, much branched, spreading ; spzkelets numerous, small, awn-
less, 3—4-flowered, pale yellow-green; flowering glumes pointed,


FESTUCA ELATIOR (Tall Fescue). BROMUS RAMOsUS (Hairy Brome).
finely toothed along their dorsal ribs.—Moist hilly woods ;
uncommon.—Fl. July, August. Perennial.
