G.104. Festuca L. - Fescues

PSEUDOBROMUS K. Schum.

Description of the genus

Perennials. Inflorescence an open or contracted panicle. Spikelets 2-several-flowered. Glumes subequal; lower 1-3-nerved, upper 3-nerved, membranous to herbaceous, acute. Lemmas dorsally rounded, 5-nerved, acute to shortly awned. Stamens 3.

Worldwide: c. 450 species in temperate regions throughout the world, extending through the tropics on mountain tops.

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abyssinica A. Rich.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	E
africana (Hack.) Clayton	Altitude Rainfall Geology	E
arundinacea Schreb.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	C
caprina Nees	Altitude Rainfall Geology	E
costata Nees	Altitude Rainfall Geology	E
engleri Pilg.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	E

Other sources of information about Festuca:

Flora of Mozambique: Festuca
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Festuca
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Festuca
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Festuca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Festuca
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Festuca
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Festuca