Festuca airoides Lam.

Tufted fescue (en), Fétuque (fr), Fétuque faux aïra (fr), Fétuque fausse canche (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Festuca

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.1-0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Festuca airoides world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:402305-1
WFO ID wfo-0000869683
COL ID 6HRNW
BDTFX ID 26564
INPN ID 98045
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Festuca ovina subvar. grandiflora Festuca airoides Festuca supina Festuca montis-aurei Festuca duriuscula var. alpestris Festuca ovina subsp. airoides Festuca ovina subsp. supina Festuca ovina var. grandiflora Festuca ovina var. sudetica Festuca ovina var. supina Gnomonia ovina var. supina Festuca ovina subsp. supina