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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Grasses
  7. Ryegrasses
  8. Rye-Grass
  9. Tall Fescue

species 17,503 observations

Tall Fescue

Lolium arundinaceum

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

24 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Southern Armyworm Moth, Common Branded Skipper, Putnam's Looper Moth, Large Heath 5
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 16
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Ipsilon Dart Moth, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Grasses and sedges
Plant type
Turfgrass Weed

From NC State Extension.

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