tall fescue

Lolium arundinaceum

Member of ryegrasses (genus Lolium)
grasses (family Poaceae)
grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies (order Poales)
monocots (class Liliopsida)
other colors in flowering plants

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• 2 glumes per spikelet
• leaf blade with prominent clasping basal auricles
• auricles hairy

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Chris’s observations: 1 (research grade)

Locations:

• Coyote Hills RP

Months:

• Apr.: 1

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Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Lolium arundinaceum → iNaturalist
• Festuca arundinacea → Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• Schedonorus arundinaceus → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora