Festuca modesta Steud.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Drymochloa modesta (Steud.) Holub; Festuca handelii (St.-Yves) E.B.Alexeev; Schedonorus modestus Nees ex Steud.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Festuca modesta Steud.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forests, grassy mountain slopes, valleys; 1000 - 3600 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Lemma punctiform or scabrid, veins 5; ovary usually densely hairy
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, India, Nepal, Qinghai, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to Central China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 266
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Festuca modesta. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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