Early Meadow Grass

A rare Annual grass, with the scientific name of Poa infirma. The leaf is Flat or rolled, having a typical width of 1-4mm. The Ligule is Membranous, being 3mm in length; Auricle?: No. Growth type is Tufted.
Early Millet

A rare Annual grass, with the scientific name of Milium vernale. The leaf is Flat or rolled, having a typical width of 1.5-5mm. The Ligule is Membranous, being 2-3mm in length; Auricle?: No. Growth type is Tufted.
Early Sand Grass

A rare Annual grass, with the scientific name of Mibora minima. The leaf is Flat or rolled, having a typical width of 0.5mm. The Ligule is Membranous, being 1mm in length; Auricle?: No. Growth type is Tufted.
Echinochloa crus-galli

The scientific name for Cockspur grass.
Elymus

The genus name for range of grasses (4 species) called Couch.
Elymus caninus, Bearded Couch and a variety called Don's twitch (var. Donianus).
Elymus farctus, Sand couch.
Elymus athericus, Sea couch.
Elymus repens, Couch grass.
False Brome

A common Perennial grass, with the scientific name of Brachypodium sylvaticum. The leaf is Flat or rolled, having a typical width of 4-12mm. The Ligule is Membranous, being 1-6mm in length; Auricle?: No. Growth type is Tufted.
False Oat-Grass

A common Perennial grass, with the scientific name of Arrhenatherum elatius. The leaf is Flat or rolled, having a typical width of 4-10mm. The Ligule is Membranous, being 1-3mm in length; Auricle?: No. Growth type is Tufted.
Fescue

1. The common name for grasses of the Festuca family.
2. A grass seed mixture for use on bowling greens; and golf course greens, tees and fairways. It has a suggested height of cut of no less than 4mm. It is a mixture of 50% Slender creeping red fescue (25% Viktorka, 25% Barcrown) and 50% Chewings fescue (25% Barlineus, 25% Bargreen II). It is produced by Barenbrug.
Festuca

The scientific genus name for the Fescue grass species. The main turfgrass species in this genus are:
• Festuca rubra sub-species commutata (Chewings fescue),
• Festuca rubra subspecies litoralis or Festuca rubra sub-species pruinosa (Slender creeping red fescues);
• Festuca rubra subspecies rubra (Strong creeping red fescue).
Species used to a lesser extent are:
• Festuca brevipila (Hard fescue), which was previously categorised as F. longifolia, and
• Festuca arundinacea, (Tall fescue).
• Festuca ovina (Sheep's fescue) might be considered for specialist low maintenance areas.
Festuca altissima
