Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Festuca biformis J.Vetter; Festuca calcigena J.Vetter; Festuca diluta J.Vetter; Festuca duriuscula var. hirsuta Gaudin; Festuca firma J.Vetter; Festuca interjecta J.Vetter Festuca kirghisorum Kaschenko; Festuca kirghisorum (Tzvelev) E.B.Alexeev; Festuca meredisensis A.Nyár.; Festuca meredisensis f. subrupicola (Nyár.) Soó; Festuca ovina var. hirsuta (Gaudin) Link; Festuca ovina subvar. hirsuta (Gaudin) Hack.; Festuca pallens subsp. pannonica (Wulfen ex Host) Soó; Festuca reptans J.Vetter; Festuca ronnigeri J.Vetter
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin
  • Common name : Volga fescue
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassy mountain slopes, subalpine meadows, grasslands, roadsides; 1000 - 3700 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Spikelets 4.5-6 mm; glume margins ciliolate or glabrous; palea 2.5-4 mm
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Altay, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Chita, Czechoslovakia, European Russia, East Himalaya, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nepal, North Caucasus
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Central Europe to Siberia, Himalaya and Arizona, Kansas, Montana, Primorye, Vermont, Wyoming
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 267
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Festuca valesiaca. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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