Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Poales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
festucoides
ID:
908782

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Link) Valdés & H.Scholz

Source:
wcs

Year:
2006

Citation Micro:
Willdenowia 36: 662 (2006)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000908117

Common Names

  • Avellinia festucoides
  • Festucoid avellinia
  • Festucoid vellinia

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Description

Avellinia festucoides (also called 'Fescue Grass', among many other common names) is a perennial grass native to Europe, Asia, and North America. It is typically found in dry, sandy soils and is often used in landscaping. It has thin, upright stems and narrow, pointed leaves that are usually grayish-green in color.

Uses & Benefits

Avellinia festucoides is used as an ornamental grass in gardens and for landscaping. It is also used for erosion control and as a turf grass in golf courses and other sports fields.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Avellinia festucoides has small, yellow-green flowers that are borne in clusters. Its seeds are small, brown and oval-shaped. The seedlings are small and have short, narrow leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Avellinia festucoides is a warm-season grass that is grown in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 through 10. It is a low-maintenance grass that requires little fertilization and mowing. It is propagated by seed or by vegetative means such as stolons, rhizomes and plugs. Avellinia festucoides is best suited to full sun and moist, well-drained soil.

Where to Find Avellinia festucoides

Avellinia festucoides can be found in parts of Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia.

Species in the Avellinia genus

Species in the Poaceae family

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References

Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link (1767-1851): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Link' in the authors string.
Benito Valdés (b.1942): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Valdés' in the authors string.
Hildemar Scholz (1928-2012): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'H.Scholz' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77075463-1: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].