Festuca staroplaninica (lat.) Is a species of monocotyledonous plants of the genus Ovsyanitsa ( Festuca ) of the family Cereals ( Poaceae ) [2] . The plant was first described by the Bulgarian botanist V. Velchev in 2002 [3] [4] .
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Distribution Description
Endemic to Bulgaria [4] , common in the central Balkan mountains [5] . A typical specimen was assembled in 1987 and described from Mount Kozya-Stena , from a site at an altitude of 1640 m [6] [7] .
Hemicryptophyte [4] . Perennial plant growing in a dense group. The stem is erect, 40-80 cm long. A sheet 0.5-0.9 mm wide, filiform. Inflorescence is an oblong panicle 5-14 cm in length. Flowers 4.2–7 mm in size, 4–8 on each plant [8] .
Notes
- ↑ For the conventionality of indicating the class of monocotyledons as a superior taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Monocotyledonous article .
- ↑ BioLib - Festuca staroplaninica
- ↑ Festuca staroplaninica Velchev - The Plant List
- ↑ 1 2 3 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- ↑ http://www.herbmedit.org/bocconea/21-007.pdf
- ↑ IPNI Plant Name Details
- ↑ National Museum of Natural History, Sofia | e-Natura | Base data type | Festuca staroplaninica Velchev [SOMXXXXX0137]
- ↑ RBG Kew: GrassBase - Festuca staroplaninica Description