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Poaceae

Rough fescue

Festuca campestris Rydb.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Festuca

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Rough fescue: Rough fescue is a robust bunchgrass that produced a lot of thatch and when forming dense stands, the thatch and large bunches can eliminate other plant species.
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Common names

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English
Rough fescue

Synonyms

  • Dalucum campestre (Rydb.) Lunell
  • Festuca altaica var. major (Vasey) Gleason
  • Festuca doreana Looman & Best
  • Festuca scabrella var. major Vasey

Flowers

Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.