Festuca arundinacea
Synonyms
Coarse-fescue, Reed-fescue
ID Characteristics
Life cycle:
Perennial
Growth Habit:
Bunch type
Propagation:
Seed
Ligule:
Membranous, blunt
Auricles:
Short and blunt, sometimes absent
Vernation:
Rolled
Collar:
Broad and divided
Root Type:
Fibrous
Seedhead Color:
Greenish
Multimedia
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Similar Species
- Quackgrass Agropyron repens
- Ryegrass, Perennial Lolium perenne
Herbicidal Control Options
- Preemergence: Pronamide
- Post Emergence: Chlorsulfuron, Foramsulfuron, Sethoxydim, Sulfosulfuron, Trifloxysulfuron
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