Lolium pratense

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusLolium
Species:Lolium pratense (Huds.) S. J. Darbyshire
Common NameMeadow Fescue
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Festuca elatior Festuca elatior L. p.p.
Festuca elatior var. pratensis Festuca elatior var. pratensis Hack.
Festuca pratensis Festuca pratensis Huds.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Bullitt (KY), Campbell (KY), Carter (KY), Clay (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Garrard (KY), Harlan (KY), Henry (KY), Hickman (KY), Johnson (KY), Kenton (KY), Lewis (KY), Madison (KY), Magoffin (KY), Powell (KY), Rowan (KY), Wolfe (KY), Bradley (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), DeKalb (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Trousdale (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1956 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0034480 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Festuca pratensis
TENN-V-0034476 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Festuca pratensis
UCHT003027 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Festuca pratensis
UCHT003028 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Festuca pratensis
UCHT003026 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Festuca pratensis
HTTU011885 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Festuca elatior
UCHT024852 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Festuca elatior
UCHT024853 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Festuca elatior
31234100774247 Powell Kentucky 05 Jun 1989 Ross C. Clark
22440
EKY
Festuca pratensis
31973000022153 Lewis Kentucky 02 Jun 1983 Buddell, George
2001
KNK
Festuca pratensis
31973000022152 Clay Kentucky 23 Jun 1984 Thieret, John
55231
KNK
Festuca pratensis
31973000022141 Campbell Kentucky 27 May 1998 Naczi, Robert
7301
KNK
Festuca elatior
MDKY00004715 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca pratensis
HTTU011888 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Festuca elatior
HTTU027921 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Festuca elatior
ETSU003989 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Festuca elatior
TENN-V-0034473 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Festuca pratensis
HTTU018924 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Festuca elatior
HTTU011890 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Festuca elatior
HTTU011886 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Festuca elatior
ETSU003997 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Festuca elatior
ETSU003995 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Festuca elatior
31234100767159 Madison Kentucky 10 May 2016 Thomas McFadden
233
EKY
Festuca pratensis
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 06 Jun 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Festuca pratensis
31973000022145 Kenton Kentucky 22 May 1977 Applegarth, Patrick
158
KNK
Festuca elatior
TENN-V-0034479 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Festuca pratensis
TENN-V-0034477 Gibson Tennessee
TENN
Festuca pratensis
TENN-V-0034577 Hickman Kentucky
TENN
Festuca elatior
UCHT003011 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Festuca pratensis
UCHT003013 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Festuca pratensis
HTTU011887 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Festuca elatior
UCHT035878 Trousdale Tennessee
UCHT
Festuca elatior
UCHT024851 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Festuca elatior
31973000022154 Campbell Kentucky 27 May 1980 Buddell, George
109
KNK
Festuca pratensis
MDKY00004677 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca elatior
MDKY00004714 Magoffin Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca pratensis
MDKY00004681 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca elatior
MDKY00004686 Fayette Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca elatior
UCHT003012 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Festuca pratensis
APSC0094047 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Lolium pratense
ETSU003990 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Festuca elatior
ETSU003994 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Festuca elatior
MDKY00004684 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca elatior
MDKY00004713 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca pratensis
MDKY00004716 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca pratensis
MDKY00004683 Wolfe Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca elatior
MDKY00004685 Wolfe Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca elatior
MDKY00004675 Henry Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca elatior
MDKY00004676 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca elatior
TENN-V-0034475 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Festuca pratensis
TENN-V-0034481 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Festuca pratensis
009065 Carroll Tennessee
BOON
Festuca elatior
ETSU003998 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Festuca elatior
MEM020209 Lauderdale Tennessee 01 May 1972 Patrick Keiran
303
MEM
Festuca pratensis
MEM012933 Garrard Kentucky 20 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10120
MEM
Festuca pratensis
MDKY00004680 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca elatior
MDKY00004679 Wolfe Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca elatior
MDKY00004678 Hickman Kentucky
MDKY
Festuca elatior
TENN-V-0034478 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Festuca pratensis
TENN-V-0034474 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Festuca pratensis
APSC0032511 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Lolium pratense
UCHT024850 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Festuca elatior
MEM000123 Shelby Tennessee 12 May 1962 Jack L. Tayloe
239
MEM
Festuca pratensis
N/A Powell Kentucky 05 Jun 1989 Ross C. Clark
22440
EKY
Festuca pratensis
N/A Powell Kentucky 05 Jun 1989 Ross C. Clark
22440
EKY
Festuca pratensis
N/A Carter Tennessee 05 May 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Festuca pratensis
ETSU006895 Unicoi Tennessee 15 Sep 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Festuca pratensis
TENN-V-0034832 Johnson Kentucky
TENN
Festuca pratensis
HTTU027930 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Festuca elatior
ETSU003996 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Festuca elatior
MEM012670 Anderson Kentucky 12 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10090
MEM
Festuca pratensis
MEM000126 Shelby Tennessee 06 May 1962 Jack L. Tayloe
226
MEM
Festuca pratensis
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Lolium pratense - Shawn Krosnick
Lolium pratense - Shawn Krosnick
Lolium pratense - Shawn Krosnick
Lolium pratense - Shawn Krosnick