Festuca (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Festuca is a large and diverse genus of cool-season grasses native to a wide range of habitats, including forests and fields.
- The perennial grass Festuca rubra is commonly used as a lawn grass for shady and wet areas.
- Blue Festuca grass was originally cultivated in Europe but has since been widely introduced in North America and is considered an ornamental specimen.
- Sheep's fescue, also known as Festuca ovina, is a fine-textured perennial cool-season grass often used as lawn and pasture grass.
- Festuca glauca, or blue fescue, grows to a height of around 20-35 cm and is known for its delicate blue-green foliage.