Plant Profile for Lolium arundinaceum (tall fescue)

Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire
tall fescue
Symbol:	LOAR10
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Poaceae
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Duration:	Perennial
U.S. Nativity:	Introduced

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Festuca arundinacea

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln, NE. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:

LOAR10	Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire
	FEAR3	Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
	FEELA	Festuca elatior L. ssp. arundinacea (Schreb.) Hack.
	FEELA2	Festuca elatior L. var. arundinacea (Schreb.) C.F.H. Wimmer

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State Distributional Map for LOAR10
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Plant Distribution by State

Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire

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Related Taxa:
Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 8 species in Lolium

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Classification:
Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae –
Order	Cyperales –
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Lolium L. – ryegrass
Species	Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire – tall fescue

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Invasive Information:
Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire

    Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
        tall fescue
        Alta fescue
        reed fescue
        coarse fescue

The synonyms italicized and indented above are listed as invasive weeds by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.

CalEPPC		California Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Exotic Plant Pest List (http://www.cal-ipc.org/1999_cal-ipc_list/, October 19, 1999). California Exotic Pest Plant Council. California.

N'EAST		Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.. 397pp.

NE&GP;		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.

SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..

WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.

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Introduced Information:
Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire

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Wetland Indicator Status:*
Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire

FEAR3: Festuca arundinacea Schreb.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507979.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire

    AR-Seed Production of Tall Fescue
    Canada-British Columbia-Tall Fescue and Endophytes
    Forage Information System
    Grass Varieties in the U.S.
    IL-Horticulture Solutions Series (Turfgrass)
    IN-Indiana Plants Poisonous to Livestock and Pets
    IN-Minimizing Tall Fescue Toxicity
    IN-Purdue Forage Information
    KS-Tall Fescue Production and Utilization
    KY-Tall Fescue Endophyte
    KY-Understanding Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue and its Effect on Broodmares
    MO-University of Missouri Extension
    MO-Vegetation Management Manual (Dept. of Conservation)
    NC-Tall Fescue Lawn Maintenance Calendar
    OH-Stockpiling Tall Fescue for Winter Grazing
    OR-Forage Information System
    OR-Oregon State Extension
    PA-Agronomy Forage Facts
    SC-Tall Fescue Endophyte Story (Clemson University)
    SC-Turfgrass Breeding, Genetics and Evaluation
    TN-Grazing Pressure & Tall Fescue Fungal Endophyte Infestion Effects on Steer Performance
    TN-Tall Fescue: Endophyte Infected or Endophyte-Free
    TNC: Wildand Invasive Species Program
    TX-Texas Agricultural Extension Service
    Tall Fescue
    Tall Fescue Endophyte
    Tall Fescue Information System
    WV-Orchardgrass and Tall Fescue Varieties
    WV-Tall Fescue Management

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