familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Poeae
genusFestuca
subgenusFestuca subg. Montanae
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Festuca subg. Montanae
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 399.
Revision as of 19:16, 24 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
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
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Lower Taxa
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Conn. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Wash. +, B.C. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Ala. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, D.C +, Del. +, Ga. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Iowa +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, Md. +, Maine +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +, N.Mex. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Vt. +, Alaska +, Mass. +, N.H. +, R.I. +, Fla. +, Wyo. +, Kans. +, Tex. +, La. +, Miss. +, Tenn. +, N.C. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Va. +, Ark. +, Okla. +, Alta. +, Greenland +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Ohio + and Mo. +
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