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Festuca of North America

S.G. Aiken, M.J. Dallwitz, C.L. McJannet, and L.L. Consaul

Festuca glauca Lam.

Encycl. 2:459. Type: Name used in the horticulatural trade in North America to refer to an ornamental fescue that has glaucous (blue) leaves. The name is applied to forms that appear blue from wax on the leaves for specimens of both F. filiformis Pourr. and F. trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina

Notes. Name used in the horticulatural trade in North America to refer to an ornamental fescue that has glaucous (blue) leaves. The name is applied to forms that appear blue from wax on the leaves for specimens of both F. filiformis Pourr. and F. trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina


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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).

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