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Tall fescue is native to Europe and North America, but can be highly invasive in North America. In the U.S., it covers an area that’s estimated to be larger than Virginia and Maryland combined. It can also sicken livestock, thanks to a symbiotic fungus Neotyphodium coenophialum, seen above inhabiting the intercellular spaces of tall fescue leaf sheath tissue. (Courtesy: U.S. Department of Agriculture/Wikimedia Commons)
RICE U. / INDIANA U. (US)—A fungus living inside a popular turf grass called tall fescue, used widely for golf courses and home lawns, is having far-reaching effects on plant, animal, and insect communities. Continue…
