familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Poeae
genusFestuca
subgenusFestuca subg. Festuca
sectionFestuca sect. Festuca
speciesFestuca brachyphylla
subspeciesFestuca brachyphylla subsp. breviculmis
Festuca brachyphylla subsp. breviculmis
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 428.
Culms usually less than twice as long as the vegetative shoot leaves. Spikelets 3.5-5(5.5) mm. Lemmas 2.5-4 mm; awns 1-2(2.2) mm. 2n = 28(?) [chromosome count is unknown, but has been inferred].
Discussion
Festuca brachyphylla subsp. breviculmis is endemic to California, where it grows in alpine habitats in the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.