Festuca edlundiae
| Festuca edlundiae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Festuca |
| Species: | F. edlundiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Festuca edlundiae S.G.Aiken, Consaul & Lefk. | |
Festuca edlundiae, commonly known as Edlund's fescue, is a native, perennial tufted grass found in Alaska, Canadian arctic islands, northern Greenland, far eastern arctic Russia and Svalbard.[1] The specific name honours Doctor Sylvia Edlund, a Canadian botanist. It was first described by Susan Aiken, Laurie Consaul and Leonard Lefkovitch in 1995.[2]
Description
It is closely related to Festuca brachyphylla. The plant is similar to boreal fescue (Festuca hyperborea) but has flag leaf (final leaf) blades that are 5 mm or longer and has larger spikelets. It grows in dense clumps without rhizomes.[3]
Habitat
The plant grows in the High Arctic in fine-grained and calcareous soils.
References
- ↑ Barkworth, Mary E; Anderton, Laurel K; Capels, Kathleen M; Long, Sandy; Piep, Michael B. (2007). Manual of Grasses for North America. University Press of Colorado. p. 387. ISBN 1457180987.
- ↑ "Festuca edlundiae S. Aiken, Consaul and Lefkovitch". Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Canadian Museum of Nature.
- ↑ Flora of North America: Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Volume 24. 1993. p. 432. ISBN 0195310713.
External links
- "Festuca edlundiae S. Aiken, Consaul & Lefkovitch". The Flora of Svalbard.
- Susan G. Aiken, Laurie L. Consaul & Leonard P. Lefkovitch (1995). "Festuca edlundiae (Poaceae), a High Arctic, new species compared enzymatically and morphologically with similar Festuca species". Systematic Botany. 20 (3): 374–392. JSTOR 2419501. doi:10.2307/2419501.
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