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Lolium

not marked as a favorite taxon *Lolium arundinaceum (Schreber) Darbyshire. Common name: Tall Fescue, Alta Fescue. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, pastures, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, K4, WH3, Darbyshire (1993), Tucker (1996); = Festuca arundinacea Schreb. — ETx1, HC, Il, 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, 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. Basionym: Festuca arundinacea Schreb. 1771

Links to other floras: = Schedonorus arundinaceus - FNA24

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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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image #1 of Lolium arundinaceum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Lolium arundinaceum© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Lolium arundinaceum© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Lolium arundinaceum© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Lolium arundinaceum© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Lolium arundinaceum© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Lolium arundinaceum© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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