Festuca gautieri
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| Festuca gautieri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Festuca |
| Species: | F. gautieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Festuca gautieri (Hack.) K.Richt.[1] | |
Festuca gautieri, commonly known as spiky fescue[2] or bearskin fescue, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family, Poaceae,[3] native to the Pyrenees.[2] It is a commonly cultivated evergreen or semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial, and, as a native to alpine areas, it is a small, low-growing Festuca suitable for rock gardens.[4]
References
- ↑ "Festuca gautieri (Hack.) K.Richt.". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clive A. Stace (2011). New Flora of the British Isles (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1001. ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5.
- ↑ Roger Holmes (1997). Taylor's Guide to Ornamental Grasses. Houghton Mifflin. p. 139.
- ↑ Michael King & Piet Oudolf (1998). Gardening With Grasses. Frances Lincoln. p. 39. ISBN 9780711212022.
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