[Fescues: The Genus Festuca in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Tall Fescue

Schedonorus arundinaceus

Synonyms: Festuca arundinacea, Festuca elatior, Festuca elatior ssp. arundinacea, Festuca elatior var. arundinacea, Lolium arundinaceum, Schedonorus phoenix

Tall Fescue: Schedonorus arundinaceus (Synonyms: Festuca arundinacea, Festuca elatior, Festuca elatior ssp. arundinacea, Festuca elatior var. arundinacea, Lolium arundinaceum, Schedonorus phoenix)

Tall fescue as seen around the parking area at the Horsethief Butte trailhead, Columbia Hills State Park.............May 18, 2014.

Inflorescence of Tall Fescue: Schedonorus arundinaceus (Synonyms: Festuca arundinacea, Festuca elatior, Festuca elatior ssp. arundinacea, Festuca elatior var. arundinacea, Lolium arundinaceum, Schedonorus phoenix) - Spikelet of Tall Fescue: Schedonorus arundinaceus (Synonyms: Festuca arundinacea, Festuca elatior, Festuca elatior ssp. arundinacea, Festuca elatior var. arundinacea, Lolium arundinaceum, Schedonorus phoenix)

Tall fescue as seen around the parking area at the Horsethief Butte trailhead, Columbia Hills State Park.............May 18, 2014.
Paul Slichter