Schedonorus pratensis (Huds.) P. Beauv.

Meadow Fescue, Meadow Rye Grass

Synonyms: Festuca pratensis, Festuca elatior (in part), Lolium pratense

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Poaceae

Genus: Schedonorus

Species: Schedonorus pratensis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Schedonorus pratensis