Festuca salzmannii

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Festuca salzmannii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Festuca
Species:
F. salzmannii
Binomial name
Festuca salzmannii
(Boiss.) Boiss. ex Coss. [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Brachypodium salzmannii(Boiss.) Nyman
  • Catapodium salzmannii(Boiss.) Boiss.
  • Narduroides salzmannii(Boiss.) Rouy
  • Nardurus filiformisC.Vicioso, nom. superfl.
  • Nardurus salzmanniiBoiss.
  • Triticum filiformeSalzm. ex Boiss., pro syn.

Festuca salzmannii is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae (grasses), native to the Mediterranean from Spain to Cyprus, and to Turkey. [1] It has been placed in the genus Narduroides as the sole species Narduroides salzmannii.

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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. [2]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Pierre Edmond Boissier in 1844 as Nardurus salzmannii. In 1851, Boissier transferred it to the genus Festuca . [1] In 1913, Georges Rouy placed it as the sole species in the genus Narduroides. [3] As of November 2024, Plants of the World Online regarded Narduroides as a synonym of Festuca. [4]

Distribution

Festuca salzmannii is native to Spain, France, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Greece, the East Aegean islands, Cyprus, and Turkey. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Festuca salzmannii (Boiss.) Boiss. ex Coss". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  2. ↑ Stace, C.A. (1980). "11. Narduroides Rouy". In Tutin, T.G.; Heywood, V.H.; Burges, N.A.; Valentine, D.H.; Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.). Flora Europaea. Vol. 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae. Cambridge University Press. pp. 157–158. ISBN   978-0-521-20108-7.
  3. ↑ Rouy, Georges; Foucaud, Julien & Camus, Edmond Gustave (1913). "LXXVII. — Narduroides Ruoy". Flore de France: ou, Description des plantes qui croissent spontanément en France en Corse et en Alsace-Lorraine. Vol. 14. Asnières: G. Rouy. pp. 301–302. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  4. ↑ "Narduroides Rouy". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2024-11-17.


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