Festuca alatavica
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|genus = Festuca
|species = alatavica
|authority = (St.-Yves) Roshev.
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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.{{Cite web |title=Festuca alatavica (St.-Yves) Roshev. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:402307-1 |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}
Characteristics
This species is accepted and is heavily tufted and shortly rhizomatous, the culms of this species are about {{convert|80-90|cm}} tall, stem blades are about {{convert|2-4|cm}} long, and florets grow about {{convert|4-6|cm}} tall.{{cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250070872|title=Festuca alatavica in Flora of China|access-date=August 18, 2022}}