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Festuca alpina

Festuca alpina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Festuca
Species:
F. alpina
Binomial name
Festuca alpina
Synonyms[1]
  • Festuca alpina var. gaucheri (St.-Yves) Kerguélen, (1975)
  • Festuca alpina subsp. riverae Chas, Kerguélen & Plonka, (1993)
  • Festuca alpina var. subviolacea Ducommun, (1869)
  • Festuca alpina var. suteri St.-Yves, Litard., (1922)
  • Festuca alpina var. viridis Ducommun, (1869)
  • Festuca ovina subsp. alpina (Suter) W.D.J.Koch, (1838)
  • Festuca ovina var. suteri St.-Yves, (1922)
  • Festuca malyi Widder, God. Biol. Inst. Sarajevu (1953)
  • Festuca micevskiana Kostad., Godišen Zborn., (2005)
  • Festuca ovina subvar. gaucheri (St.-Yves) St.-Yves, (1923)
  • Festuca ovina var. gaucheri St.-Yves,(1922)
  • Poa ovina var. alpina (Suter) Wimm. & Grab., (1827)

Festuca alpina, also known as the alphine fescue, is a species of grass in the genus Festuca.[2] It grows in rocky habitats in many of the mountains chains across Europe.[3] in the countries of Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Yugoslavia.[1]

When regarded as an aggregate group, the Festuca alpina group includes a number of other taxa, with Festuca alfrediana as the most notable.[3]

Characteristics

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Leaves

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Festuca alpina can grow up to 6 to 20 centimetres high. Its leaves are curled into bristles, are less than 0.5 millimeters wide, and have a green hue. Leaf sheaths of non-flowering shoots are closed to about the middle.

Flowers

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Ligules are less than 0.5 milimeters long, its panicles are 1.5 to 3 centimetres long, and its spikelets are 6 centimeters long in a pale green hue. Lemmas are about 3.5 to 4.2 millimeters in length, with awns about 3 to 4 millimeters long. Its anthers are between 0.8 and 1.5 millimeters in length (rarely up to 2mm), while its ovaries are glabrous. Flowering period: July to August.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Festuca alpina Suter". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Festuca alpina Suter". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Foggi, Bruno; Parolo, Gilberto; Šmarda, Petr (December 2012). "Revision of the Festuca alpina group ( Festuca section Festuca , Poaceae) in Europe: Festuca alpina in Europe". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 170 (4): 618–639. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01313.x. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Festuca alpina Suter". Info Flora. Retrieved 16 January 2023.