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FESCUE, FINE
 Fescue, Fine
[Festuca spp.]
Fine
fescue species include creeping red, chewings, hard, and sheep fescue. All fine-leaf
fescues are bunch-type grasses except creeping red fescue which is rhizomatous.
Fine fescues are some of the most fine-textured turfgrasses available. Due to
their superb shade tolerance and ability to recuperate from stresses, fine
fescues are often mixed with tall fescue to enhance performance in shady areas.
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Characteristic
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Description
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Seedhead
/ Flower
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panicle;
seedhead is a closed, coarse panicle
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Vernation
Type
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leaves
folded in the bud
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Ligule
Type
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membranous;
rounded, 0.01 inches (0.3 mm) long
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Growth
Season / Life Cycle
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cool
season turf
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Auricle
Type
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absent
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Leaf
Blade Tip Shape
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sharp-pointed;
bristle-like with whitish cast, deeply ridged on inner surface
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Leaf
Blade Width
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Stolon
Presence
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absent
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Rhizome
Presence
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absent
except in creeping red fescue; red fescue rhizomes are slender and short
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Collar
Type
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indistinct,
divided in some species, continuous in others
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Sheath
Margin
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open
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Sheath
Type
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sheath
is smooth or covered with short hairs; red fescue sheath is round; sheath of
other species is flattened
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fine fescue
ligule
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fine fescue
plant
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Note: Still not
sure this is the right turfgrass? The Turf & Weed Identification
Decision Aid may help. Check the TurfFiles glossary for definitions
of unfamiliar terms.
Need help in selecting the best
turfgrass for your particular situation? The Turf/Cultivar Selection
Decision Aid will help you sort through the options which are available.
For more information on turfgrass/cultivar selection, establishing a new lawn,
caring for a new lawn, or renovating a lawn, see AG-69,
Carolina Lawns.
Diseases Which May Affect This Turfgrass
brown patch
damping off
dollar spot
fairy ring
gray snow
mold
powdery
mildew
Pythium
blight
Pythium
root rot
red thread
slime mold
summer patch
© North Carolina State University. This information sheet was prepared
by Arthur H. Bruneau, Bridget R. Lassiter, Gail G. Wilkerson, Emily J.
Erickson, Casey Reynolds, Jenifer J. Reynolds, and Gregory S. Buol. Department
of Crop Science, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, North Carolina
State University. Prepared April 29, 2008. Available
on-line at www.turffiles.ncsu.edu. This publication was made possible through a
grant provided by the Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research &
Education (CENTERE) whose purpose is to support worthwhile projects that will
benefit both the private sector and the public, and protect the environment.
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