Festuca salzmannii
Festuca salzmannii is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, 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 tall that are relatively rigid. The inflorescence can be up to long, usually unbranched, but rarely with a few branches. Individual spikelets have 4–6 florets and are typically long. The ripe grains are 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., Plants of the World Online regarded Narduroides as a synonym of Festuca.
Distribution
Festuca salzmannii is native to Spain, France, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Greece, the East Aegean islands, Cyprus, and Turkey.