Recent collections of tall fescue from North Africa and the Mediterranean area are now available.  Flow cytometry has been used to make genome size estimations that have identified up to six distinct ploidy types.  Different subspecies of tall fescue exist with a range of chromosome numbers from 28 to 70. Many of the recent accessions contain viable endophytes, so the collection may be useful as a source of new endophytes for tall fescue breeders.  Crossability with existing hexaploid cultivars will be discussed, as well as the large amount of variability in this germplasm.