Toxicological trivia from November 12, 2016: Festuca (fescue) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family, Poaceae (subfamily Pooideae). They are evergreen or herbaceous perennial tufted grasses with a height range of 10–200 cm (4–79 in) and a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. Some fescues are used as ornamental and turf grasses[2] and as pasture and hay for livestock, being a highly nutritious stock feed.Fescue is sometimes used as feed for horses. However, fescue poisoning, caused by ergot alkaloids produced by the endophytic fungus Neotyphodium coenophialum, is a risk for pregnant mares. In our portal we posted a story in Spanish about "Fescue with fungus kills cows in Balcarce", on:A) November 29, 2008;B) November 29, 2010;C) November 20, 2012.

Correct answer: a. Read more in WP