familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Poeae
genusFestuca
subgenusFestuca subg. Festuca
sectionFestuca sect. Festuca
speciesFestuca saximontana
Festuca saximontana var. robertsiana
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 430.
Culms 16-37 cm, usually 2-3 times the height of the vegetative shoot leaves, usually sparsely scabrous or pubescent below the inflorescence. Outer vegetative shoot sheaths brownish on the lower 1/2; blades smooth or scabrous on the abaxial surfaces, ribs on the adaxial surfaces with hairs to 0.1 mm; abaxial sclerenchyma in 5-7 narrow strands. Lemmas often scabrous on the distal 1/2.
Discussion
Festuca saximontana var. robertsiana grows in subalpine or lower alpine habitats. It has only been reported from British Columbia.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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