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Festuca mairei
Also called Ryegrass, Darnel, Ryegrass, Rye Grasses, Ryegrasses
Festuca mairei, the Atlas fescue, is an evergreen bunchgrass from North Africa grown as an ornamental for its tidy, khaki-green mounds. It needs good drainage and full sun to stay compact.
Festuca mairei, the Atlas fescue, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae.
The bunchgrass is endemic to north Africa.
Tall fescue · Italian Rye Grass · Perennial ryegrass · Wimmera ryegrass · Darnel ryegrass
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