- Source: Festuca salzmannii
Festuca salzmannii is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae (grasses), native to the Mediterranean from Spain to Cyprus, and to Turkey. It has been placed in the genus Narduroides as the sole species Narduroides salzmannii.
Description
Festuca salzmannii is an annual with slender, erect stems up to 40 cm (1 ft 4 in) tall that are relatively rigid. The inflorescence can be up to 23 cm (9 in) long, usually unbranched, but rarely with a few branches. Individual spikelets have 4–6 florets and are typically 4–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long. The ripe grains are 1–1.8 mm (0.04–0.07 in) long.
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Pierre Edmond Boissier in 1844 as Nardurus salzmannii. In 1851, Boissier transferred it to the genus Festuca. In 1913, Georges Rouy placed it as the sole species in the genus Narduroides. As of November 2024, Plants of the World Online regarded Narduroides as a synonym of Festuca.
Distribution
Festuca salzmannii is native to Spain, France, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Greece, the East Aegean islands, Cyprus, and Turkey.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Festuca salzmannii
- Catapodium
- List of Festuca species
- Tilletia
- Iberian conifer forests
- List of plants in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens
- List of least concern plants
