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§1 Plant

Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort., nom. cons.

vernacular tall fescue — species · Poaceae

USDA
SCAR7
GBIF
5289769 syn.
Rank
species
tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus)
Platephotograph · David EarlCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Graminoid
Duration
Perennial
Group
Monocot
Family
Poaceae Barnhart
Genus
Schedonorus
§2a

Native status, by region

  • AK Alaska Introduced
  • CAN Canada Introduced
  • HI Hawaii Introduced
  • L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
  • SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Introduced
§2b

County-level range

· 637 counties across 42 states/territories
Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 637 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Medium
Shade
Medium
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
High
Salinity
Medium
Anaerobic
Low
CaCO₃
High
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-38 °F minimum
Frost-free days
110 min.
Precipitation
30–65 in/yr
pH range
5–9
Root depth
12 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Rhizomatous
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
3 ft
Foliage texture
Coarse
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
Slight
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Spring
Seed abundance
High
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
205,720
Propagation
seed
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Medium
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Medium
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 637 counties across 42 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 20 I ▾
Alaska view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 40 I ▾
California view state ↗ 32 I ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 9 I ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Florida view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 17 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 9 I ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 8 I ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 50 I ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 60 I ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 18 I ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 49 I ▾
Montana view state ↗ 25 I ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 6 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 11 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 11 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 23 I ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 30 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 22 I ▾
Texas view state ↗ 40 I ▾
Utah view state ↗ 9 I ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Washington view state ↗ 21 I ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 39 I ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 25 I ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 7 I ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/SCAR7 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5289769 ↗

Record version

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