Creeping red fescue

Festuca rubra

Cool season, long-lived perennial sod-former adapted to Cool, shady areas. Not alkaline tolerant. Moderate palatability. Used for erosion control and turf. Introduced, Cool season, long-lived, perennial sod-former adapted to Cool, shady areas. Adapted to a wide range of sites and soils, including low fertility soils. Somewhat alkaline and saline tolerant. Moderate palatability. Used for stabilizing waterways, slopes and banks. Also for turfgrass or a low statured, shade tolerant cover crop in orchards.