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*Lolium pratense (Hudson) Darbyshire. Common name: Meadow Fescue. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, pastures, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Darbyshire (1993), Tucker (1996); = Festuca elatior L. — HC, misapplied; = Festuca elatior L. var. pratensis (Huds.) A.Gray — G; = Festuca pratensis Huds. — C, ETx1, Il, Mo1, Aiken & Darbyshire (1990); = Schedonorus pratensis (Huds.) P.Beauv. — FNA24, Mi, NY, Pa, Tn, Soreng & Terrell (1998); < Festuca elatior L. — F, RAB, S, S13, Tat, W, WV, misapplied; < Festuca pratensis Huds. — GW1; Festuca pratensis Huds. Basionym: Festuca pratensis Huds. 1762

Links to other floras: = Schedonorus pratensis - Barkworth, Campbell, & Salomon (2007) In FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
  • Great Plains: FACU (name change)
  • Midwest: FACU (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)

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