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''Festuca rubra'' is a species of grass known by the common name red fescue or creeping red fescue. It is widespread across much of the Northern Hemisphere and can tolerate many habitats and climates. It is best adapted to well-drained soils in cool, temperate climates; it prefers shadier areas and is often planted for its shade tolerance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=United States Department of Agriculture )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = University of California )〕 Wild animals browse it, but it has not been important for domestic forage due to low productivity and palatability.〔 It is also an ornamental plant for gardens. ==Description== ''Festuca rubra'' is perennial and has sub-species forms that have rhizomes and/or forms bunchgrass tufts. It mainly exists in neutral and acidic soils. It can grow between 2 to 20 cm tall. Like all fescues, the leaves are narrow and needle like, making it less palatable to livestock. The swards that it forms are not as tufted as sheep's fescue (''Festuca ovina'') or wavy hair grass (''Deschampsia flexuosa''). The tufted nature is what gives the grass its springy characteristic. The leaves are bright green. There are 4 to 10 spikelet flowers, which are up to 15 mm long. The ligule is very short and blunt.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=BSBI )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Festuca rubra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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