Tall Fescue - Schedonorus arundinaceus
Other Names:
Kentucky Fescue,
Festuca arundinacea, Lolium arundinaceum, Schedonorus phoenix
Sometimes with short rhizomes. Stems mostly 90–150 cm. Leaves: blades 5–12 mm wide, flat. Inflorescence a contracted panicle 10–30 cm long. Spikelets 9–15 mm long, with mostly 4 to 8 florets. Lemmas awn-tipped or awn up to 4 mm long (Lavin in
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).