Festuca rubra L., 1753 52% complete

Red fescue

Sp. pl. 1:74. 1753

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Festuca rubra, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced14 Differs from sources5 Source not recorded11 Not on the record11 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. pl. 1:74. 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Red fescue No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Subarctic & Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Mexico No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 30 cm
  • 30.06 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 274 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 71, 86, 88, 92, 108, 116, 174, 175, 178, 203, 247, 310, 320, 327, 347, 353, 356, 419, 468, 589, 617, 775, 807, 861, 882, 897, 898
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 28 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 175, 178, 203, 264, 500, 600, 918
Sourced
Flower color empty Not on the record
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture fine
  • fine · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Fruit color empty Not on the record
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit shape caryopsis Sourced
Growth form Rhizomatous
  • Rhizomatous · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Graminoid
  • Graminoid · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Moderate Sourced
Maximum height 30 cm
  • 29.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 16 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 71, 86, 88, 92, 108, 116, 174, 175, 178, 203, 247, 310, 320, 327, 347, 353, 356, 419, 468, 589, 617, 775, 807, 861, 882, 897, 898
Differs from sources
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun, jul
  • may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 38 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203, 264, 600
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Superseded feb, may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 38 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203, 264, 600
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 112 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 86, 92, 110, 175, 178, 203, 247, 264, 290, 316, 432, 460, 818, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 3 / 9 · rather dry air
  • 3 / 9 · rather dry air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Sourced
Light 9 / 9 · full sun Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 32 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 110, 130, 444, 445
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8
  • pH 8 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 5
  • pH 5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil nutriments 1 / 9 · extremely poor (hyperoligotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 3 / 9 · slightly saline (oligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Differs from sources
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 50 cm
  • 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 339, 432, 474, 818, 898
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
  • 26.8 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 30 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 88, 228, 347, 412, 468, 617
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record