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Festuca tenuifolia

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Authors: Sibth.  

Botanical Description

Densely tufted to 30cm or more in height in flower. Leaves thread-like (less than 0.2mm wide), dark green. Panicles of spikelets narrow and dense, yellow-green to purplish. Western and central Europe generally in dryish, acid, peaty, sandy or rocky ground.