Festuca subg. Montanae

(Hack.) Nyman
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 399.

Plants loosely cespitose, without rhizomes. Innovations extravaginal, with or without basal cataphylls. Blades flat or convolute; ribs shallow, indistinct; sclerenchyma girders present at the major veins. Calluses wider than long; lemmas chartaceous, lanceolate to attenuate, entire, unawned; ovary apices densely pubescent.

Discussion

Festuca subg. Montanae contains approximately 20-25 species. It has been divided into seven sections that are widely distributed on all continents except Africa and Antarctica. One monospecific section occurs in North America.

Selected References

None.

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