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Fescue
Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis)
Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Festuca
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Species

Some 300, see text

Fescue (Festuca) is a genus of about 300 species of perennial tufted grasses, belonging to the grass family Poaceae (subfamily Pooideae). Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Liliopsida is a Botanical name for the class containing the family Liliaceae (or Lily Family Poales is an order of Flowering plants in the Monocotyledons and includes families of plants such as the grasses, Bromeliads, Poaceae or Gramineae is a family in the Class Liliopsida of the flowering plants. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. A perennial plant or perennial ( Latin per, "through" annus, "year" is a Plant that lives for more than Grass is the common word that generally describes Monocotyledonous green Plants The family Gramineae ( Poaceae) are the "true grasses" and include In Biological classification, family ( Latin Poaceae or Gramineae is a family in the Class Liliopsida of the flowering plants. The Pooideae is a Subfamily of the true grass family Poaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, although the majority of the species are found in cool temperate areas, such as the transition zone and Canada[1]. In Biogeography, a Biological category of living things is said to have cosmopolitan distribution if this category can be found almost anywhere around the world In seismology the region between about 400 km and 650 km depth the lower area of the upper mantle The genus is closely related to ryegrass (Lolium), and recent evidence from phylogenetic studies using DNA sequencing of plant mitochondrial DNA shows that the genus lacks monophyly. Ryegrass ( Lolium) is a genus of nine species of tufted Grasses family Poaceae. Ryegrass ( Lolium) is a genus of nine species of tufted Grasses family Poaceae. The term DNA sequencing encompasses biochemical methods for determining the order of the Nucleotide bases Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine In Cell biology, a mitochondrion (plural mitochondria) is a membrane-enclosed Organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known A clade is a taxonomic group comprising a single Common ancestor and all the descendants of that ancestor As a result plant taxonomists have placed several species, including the forage grasses, tall fescue and meadow fescue, formerly belonging to the genus Festuca into the genus Lolium. Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification The word comes from the Greek, taxis (meaning 'order' 'arrangement' and, nomos [2]

Fescues range from small grasses only 100 mm tall or less with very fine thread-like leaves less than 1 mm wide, to tall grasses up to 2 m tall with large leaves up to 600 mm (2 feet) long and 20 mm (3/4 in. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. ) broad.

Fescue pollen is a significant contributor to hay fever. Pollen is a fine to coarse powder consisting of microgametophytes ( pollen grains) which produce the male Gametes (sperm cells of Hay Fever is a comic play written by Noel Coward in 1924 and first produced in 1925 with Marie Tempest as the first Judith Bliss

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Uses

The fescues contain some species which are important grasses for both lawns (particularly the fine-leaved species, highly valued for bowling greens) and as pasture and hay for livestock, being a highly nutritious stock feed. A lawn is an area of recreational or amenity land planted with grass, and sometimes Clover and other plants which are maintained at a low even height In English garden history, a bowling green is a finely-laid close-mown and rolled stretch of flat Lawn for playing the game of Bowls, a fashion in Pasture is land with Herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of Ungulate Livestock as part of a Farm or Ranch. Hay is a generic term for grass or Legumes that have been cut dried and stored for use as animal feed, particularly for grazing animals like Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally to a Domesticated Animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce such as Food They are also used in soil erosion control programs, most notably tall fescue, one cultivar of which, Kentucky 31 (Festuca arundinacea), was used in land reclamation during the dust bowl period in the 1930s in the US. Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel Erosion is the carrying away or displacement of solids ( Sediment, Soil, rock and other particles usually by the agents of currents such as wind Festuca arundinacea is a species of Fescue known by the common name tall fescue. The Dust Bowl, or the dirty thirties, was a period of severe Dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American and [3]

Fescue is sometimes used as feed for horses. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. However, fescue poisoning, which results from a fungus, is a risk for pregnant mares[4]. Occurring in the last three months of pregnancy, fescue poisoning increases the risk of spontaneous abortion, stillbirths, retained placenta, absent milk production, and prolonged pregnancy. Incorporating legumes into the fescue can be a way to increase livestock gains and conception rates, even if the fescue is infected[5]. A legume is a Plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae or a Fruit of these specific plants

Fescue may also cause a type of cancer in the colon of the Horse which will result in a slow painful death for the horse.

Selected species

References

  1. ^ Tall Fescue Grasses & Fine Fescues
  2. ^ Darbyshire, SJ (1993). Rough Fescue ( Festuca scabrella) is a native perennial bunchgrass found throughout north-western North America Rough Fescue ( Festuca scabrella) is a native perennial bunchgrass found throughout north-western North America Festuca subulata is a species of grass known by the common names bearded fescue and nodding fescue. Festuca viridula is a species of grass known by several common names including green fescue, greenleaf fescue, and mountain bunchgrass "Realignment of Festuca subgenus Schedonorus with the genus Lolium (Poaceae)". Novon 3: 239–243. doi:10.2307/3391460. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document.  
  3. ^ Schardl CL, Leuchtmann L (2005). in The Fungal Community: Its Organization and Role in the Ecosystem, Third Edition, ed. J Dighton, JF White Jr. , P Oudemans: The Epichloë Endophytes of Grasses and the Symbiotic Continuum. CRC Press, 475-503. The CRC Press, LLC is a publishing group which specializes in producing technical books in a wide range of subjects ISBN 0824723554.  
  4. ^ Tall Fescue
  5. ^ Fescue Toxicosis

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Dictionary

fescue

-noun

  1. A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.
  2. A hardy grass commonly used to border golf fairways in temperate climates. Any member of the genus Festuca.
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