Festuca salzmannii
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|taxon = Festuca salzmannii
|authority = (Boiss.) Boiss. ex Coss.
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|Brachypodium salzmannii|(Boiss.) Nyman
|Catapodium salzmannii|(Boiss.) Boiss.
|Narduroides salzmannii|(Boiss.) Rouy
|Nardurus filiformis|C.Vicioso, nom. superfl.
|Nardurus salzmannii|Boiss.
|Triticum filiforme|Salzm. ex Boiss., pro syn.
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Festuca salzmannii is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae (grasses), native to the Mediterranean from Spain to Cyprus, and to Turkey. It has been placed in the genus Narduroides as the sole species Narduroides salzmannii.
Description
Festuca salzmannii is an annual with slender, erect stems up to {{Cvt|40|cm|ftin|0}} tall that are relatively rigid. The inflorescence can be up to {{Cvt|23|cm|in|0}} long, usually unbranched, but rarely with a few branches. Individual spikelets have 4–6 florets and are typically {{Cvt|4|–|7|mm|in|1}} long. The ripe grains are {{Cvt|1|–|1.8|mm|in|2}} long.
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Pierre Edmond Boissier in 1844 as Nardurus salzmannii. In 1851, Boissier transferred it to the genus Festuca. In 1913, Georges Rouy placed it as the sole species in the genus Narduroides. {{As of|2024|November}}, Plants of the World Online regarded Narduroides as a synonym of Festuca.
Distribution
References
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{{citation |mode=cs1 |title=Narduroides Rouy |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:18560-1 |access-date=2024-11-17}}
{{citation |mode=cs1 |title=Festuca salzmannii (Boiss.) Boiss. ex Coss. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:403463-1 |access-date=2024-11-17}}
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Category:Flora of the East Aegean Islands
Category:Plants described in 1844
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