Festuca salzmannii is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae (grasses), native to the Mediterranean from Spain to Cyprus, and to Turkey.[1] It has been placed in the genus Narduroides as the sole species Narduroides salzmannii.
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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. salzmannii
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| Festuca salzmannii | |
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Description
editFestuca salzmannii is an annual with slender, erect stems up to 40 cm (1 ft 4 in) tall that are relatively rigid. The inflorescence can be up to 23 cm (9 in) long, usually unbranched, but rarely with a few branches. Individual spikelets have 4–6 florets and are typically 4–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long. The ripe grains are 1–1.8 mm (0.04–0.07 in) long.[2]
Taxonomy
editThe species was first described by Pierre Edmond Boissier in 1844 as Nardurus salzmannii. In 1851, Boissier transferred it to the genus Festuca.[1] In 1913, Georges Rouy placed it as the sole species in the genus Narduroides.[3] As of November 2024[update], Plants of the World Online regarded Narduroides as a synonym of Festuca.[4]
Distribution
editFestuca salzmannii is native to Spain, France, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Greece, the East Aegean islands, Cyprus, and Turkey.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Festuca salzmannii (Boiss.) Boiss. ex Coss". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ Stace, C.A. (1980). "11. Narduroides Rouy". In Tutin, T.G.; Heywood, V.H.; Burges, N.A.; Valentine, D.H.; Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.). Flora Europaea. Vol. 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae. Cambridge University Press. pp. 157–158. ISBN 978-0-521-20108-7.
- ^ Rouy, Georges; Foucaud, Julien & Camus, Edmond Gustave (1913). "LXXVII. — Narduroides Ruoy". Flore de France: ou, Description des plantes qui croissent spontanément en France en Corse et en Alsace-Lorraine. Vol. 14. Asnières: G. Rouy. pp. 301–302. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "Narduroides Rouy". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-17.