Meadow fescue
Festuca pratensis

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A grass. It forms loose tufts and keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30-120 cm high. It can be erect or spreading. The leaf blades are flat and ribbed above. They are 45 cm long and 3-8 mm wide. They are shiny underneath.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In Pakistan it grows at about 2,000 m altitude. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Balkans, Britain, China, Europe, Falklands, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Macedonia, North America, Pakistan, Poland, Slovenia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Travniška bilnica

Synonyms

Festuca elatior Linn.; Festuca elatior subsp. pratensis (Buds,) Hack.; Schedonorus pratensis (Muds.) P. Beauv.;