meadow fescue
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Meadow fescue (Schedonorus pratensis, formerly Festuca pratensis) is a tall, vigorous, broad-leaved European fescue grass. It is cultivated for forage and hay and is a perennial plant. Fescues, in general, are a large genus of grasses native to temperate and cold regions worldwide. Some fescue species are important pasture and fodder grasses, while others are used in lawn mixtures or for erosion control due to their ability to grow on bare ground and outcompete other plants. Meadow fescue typically grows to about 0.5 to 1.2 meters (1.6 to 4 feet) tall and is used as a permanent pasture grass.12
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