Tall fescue - Lolium arundinacea
Lolium arundinacea Schreb. (aka Festuca arundinaceae, Schedonrus arundinaceus)
Poaceae (Grass family)
MI Status
Non-native
Life cycle
Clump-forming, cool-season perennial forage or turfgrass
Leaves
Leaves are dark green, coarse, with rough margins. Dull surface and prominent veins above with glossy surface beneath. Leaves are rolled in the bud. Cut edges are rough and brown slightly adding to its distinction from turfgrasses.
Ligule
Short and membranous.
Auricles
Blunt and lobe-like.
Collar
Whitish and divided in the center by the midrib.
Reproduction
Seeds. May enlarge by tillering.
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