Fescue

Japanese: フェスク

A general term for the genus Fescue of the Poaceae family. Many of these annual or perennial plants are important as pasture grasses. Meadow fescue is a perennial plant native to Europe. It grows to a height of 50-120 cm, with broad linear leaves 4-8 mm wide. From June to August, it produces relatively large cone-shaped inflorescences and many spikelets. It was originally introduced as pasture grass, but has now become naturalized on roadsides and wastelands, and is also planted for soil conservation. The closely related tall fescue is large overall and is also a naturalized plant native to Europe. Fescue is widely distributed from temperate to subarctic zones in the Northern Hemisphere, and in Japan it grows wild in sunny alpine to mountainous areas. It is small, only 20-40 cm tall, with thin, hard stems and leaves.

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Japanese:

イネ科ウシノゲグサ属の総称。一年草または多年草で牧草として重要なものが多い。ヒロハノウシノケグサ（英名メドーフェスク）は多年草で，ヨーロッパ原産。高さ50〜120cmになり，葉は広線形で，幅４〜8mmとなる。６〜８月，やや大型の円錐形の花穂を出し，多数の小穂をつける。初め牧草として移入されたが，現在では路傍や荒地に野生化しており，土壌保全用にも植えられる。近縁のオニウシノケグサ（英名トールフェスク）は全体が大形で，やはりヨーロッパ原産の帰化植物。ウシノケグサは北半球の温帯から亜寒帯に広く分布し，日本では日当りのよい高山〜山地に自生する。高さ20〜40cmと小型で，茎や葉は細くて硬い。

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