| | Festuca of North America |
Sp. Pl.: 74. 1753. Type: "Roy. lugbd. 68" cited. Hack. Monogr. Fest. Eur. 123. 1882, holds F. amethystina excluding reference to "Scheuchz!" as valid (Chase and Niles 1962).
Classification. Subg. Festuca L.
Notes. A European taxon that is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental. "Slender tufted perennial; blades filiform, 15–25 cm long; panicle 5–10 cm long, rather narrow; spikelets similar to F. ovina", Hitchcock and Chase (1951).
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Cite this publication as: ‘Aiken, S.G., Dallwitz, M.J., McJannet, C.L. and Consaul, L.L. 1996 onwards. Festuca of North America: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. Version: 14th February 2019. delta-intkey.com’. Aiken, Dallwitz, McJannet, and Consaul (1997) should also be cited (see References).