*Lolium arundinaceum (Schreber) Darbyshire. Tall Fescue, Alta Fescue. Phen: May-Jul. Hab: Fields, roadsides, pastures, disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Eurasia.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, K1, K4, WH3, Darbyshire (1993), Tucker (1996); = Festuca arundinacea Schreb. – ETx1, HC, Il, K2, Meso6, Mo1, NcTx, Aiken & Darbyshire (1990); = Festuca elatior L. – C, nom. utique rej.; = Festuca elatior L. var. arundinacea (Schreb.) Wimm. – G; = Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort. – Ar, FNA24, K3, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, Soreng & Terrell (1998); < Festuca elatior L. – F, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tx, W, WV, nom. utique rej.; < Festuca pratensis Huds. – GW1; ? Schedonorus phoenix (Scop.) Holub
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Great Plains: FACU (name change)
- Midwest: FACU (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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