. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. FESTUCA. 245 3. Festuca sylvatica, Vill. Reed Fescue. (F. calamaria, Eng. Bot.) Root perennial, creeping, tufted; stems upright, slender, roughish, two to three feet high, with* broad scales at the base; leaves broad, flat, acute, glossy, striated, of a light green colour; sheaths rough ; ligule blunt; panicle com- pound, drooping, unilateral; rachis rather rough ; branches roughish, placed in pairs; spikelets small, numerous, con- taining four or five flowers ; the outer glumes narrow, acu
. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. FESTUCA. 245 3. Festuca sylvatica, Vill. Reed Fescue. (F. calamaria, Eng. Bot.) Root perennial, creeping, tufted; stems upright, slender, roughish, two to three feet high, with* broad scales at the base; leaves broad, flat, acute, glossy, striated, of a light green colour; sheaths rough ; ligule blunt; panicle com- pound, drooping, unilateral; rachis rather rough ; branches roughish, placed in pairs; spikelets small, numerous, con- taining four or five flowers ; the outer glumes narrow, acute, awl-shaped; flowering glumes rough, three-ribbed; the keel toothed, sharply pointed, but not awned; palea fringed at the margin. This is a tall reed-like grass, the panicle small, because the spikelets, though nume- rous, are of minute propor- tions and much crowded to- gether. It is rare; it makes its home in Alpine woods, and though found in various localities in many parts of Britain, it is nowhere abun- dant. It is indigenous in France and Germany. It flowers in July. F. sylvatica, var. subaris- tata. Awned Reed Fescue. In this form of the Reed Fescue the midrib of the flowering glume extends a little beyond the glume, so as to form a rough point or short awn. It is found, according to Dr. Parnell, in various parts of the United. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plues, Margaret. London : Reeve & co.
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