Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Poales Small
Family
Gramineae Juss.
Genus
Festuca L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Festuca rubra subsp. commutata Gaudin (1828)
Synonymy:
  • = Festuca nigrescens Lam.
Vernacular Name(s):
chewings fescue
 Description

Caespitose, rhizomes not formed but aerial stems with few short internodes; culms » leaves; panicle 10–30 cm, widely branched, branches naked below; spikelets 9–12 mm; anthers usually 3 mm.

[From: Edgar and Connor (2000) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 5 (second printing).]

 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Edgar, E.; Connor, H.E. 2010: Flora of New Zealand Volume V Grasses. Edition 2. Manaaki Whenua Press.