Fescue

(Festuca edlundiae)

galery

Description

It is closely related to Festuca brachyphylla. The plant is similar to Boreal fescue (Festuca hyperborea) but has flag leaf (final leaf) blades that are 5mm or longer and has larger spikelets. It grows in dense clumps without rhizomes.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Genus:Festuca
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