Main features: a grass with deep roots that can be described as very drought-tolerant. In its bushy foliage, the juices are bare, needle-thin, stiffly upwards. The colour of the leaves of the basic species is greyish/blue-green, the tongue is very short, the ears are also poorly developed, rarely well recognizable. With the exception of damp, bound soils, it thrives in almost all places of production.
Use value: used as undergrass in extensive dry areas in pasture mixtures. Its newer varieties, with a green foliage colour similar to red fescue, shade tolerance and texture, make this species suitable for ornamental garden use. It can also be used on unirrigated stretches of golf courses.
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