University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin State Herbarium (WIS)
v0229612WIS
d2045fcf-e51b-40ed-a29f-eb70f4ca521a
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Poaceae
Nee, M.
3124
1970-07-22
1970-07-22
United States, Wisconsin, Waukesha, Along bank of right of way of I-94 [Interstate-94], 0.5 mi W of Milwaukee Co Line. Along I-94 from Madison to Milwaukee
T07N R20E sec36 SW4NW4;
Along bank of right of way of highway. Nearly a solid stand of this grass planted along Interstate. Sheet 1 of 2. [Sheet 1 is v0229605WIS, sheet 2 is v0229612WIS]. The Hwy Dept. is planting the following combinations of grasses on roadsides such as I-94 from Madison to Milwaukee. 65% Kentucky 31 Fescue, 10% Kentucky Bluegrass #21, 15 % Creeping red Fescue, 5% Redtop, & 5% Perennial Rygrass. The Kentucky 31 Fescue is apparently an ecotype developed in Kentucky which has been found to be valuable for forming a thick cover and is very salt tolerable. It is Festuca arundinaceae Schreb., introduced from Europe. Informantion from State Highway Commission, Hill Farm State Office Building, Madison, Wisc. - M. Nee 23 July 1970]