Fescue (Festuca)
Fescue Genus Details
This grass is perennial and has flat, smooth thin blades. It tolerates shade well and grows in prairie slopes and woodland margins.
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Fescue (Festuca cinerea).
Fescue Allergy Info
This is one of the more significant grass types in terms of allergy.
Fescue Pollen Description
Grains are spheroidal to ovoidal, sometimes elliptical. The exine is thin and the surface is granular to finely reticuloid. Poaceae apertures are 1-porate, with the pores usually circular to ovoidal.
Grains are 22-122 micrometers in diameter.
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This plant belongs to the grass family. All pollen grains in this family are similar to the Poaceae (grass) grain pictured here. Herb. MIN
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This plant belongs to the grass family. All pollen grains in this family are similar to the Poaceae (grass) grains pictured here. Herb. MIN
Species in This Genus
Allergenicity Legend:
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Allergy Test Available
Mild Allergen |
Moderate Allergen |
Severe Allergen |
Allergy Test Available
Fescue (Festuca) is a genus of the POACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
