Festuca alpina

Festuca alpina
Scientific 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; Suter
Synonyms
	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

Leaves

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

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

^ ^a ^b "Festuca alpina Suter". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^ "Festuca alpina Suter". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ ^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.
^ "Festuca alpina Suter". Info Flora. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[POTWO-1] "Festuca alpina Suter". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[WFOnline-2] "Festuca alpina Suter". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[Foggi-3] 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.

[info-flora-4] "Festuca alpina Suter". Info Flora. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

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