Festuca alatavica is a species in the grass family Poaceae. It was first described in 1934 by Alfred (Marie Augustine) Saint-Yves. It is native to Central Asia and West Himalaya. It is perennial and grows in temperate biomes.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Festuca |
| Species: | F. alatavica
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| Festuca alatavica | |
Characteristics
editThis species is accepted and is heavily tufted and shortly rhizomatous, the culms of this species are about 80–90 centimetres (31–35 in) tall, stem blades are about 2–4 centimetres (0.79–1.57 in) long, and florets grow about 4–6 centimetres (1.6–2.4 in) tall.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Festuca alatavica (St.-Yves) Roshev. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ "Festuca alatavica in Flora of China". Retrieved August 18, 2022.