Festuca edlundiae

Festuca edlundiae, commonly known as Edlund's fescue, is a native, perennial tufted grass found in Alaska, Canadian arctic islands, northern Greenland, far eastern arctic Russia and Svalbard.[1] The specific name honours Doctor Sylvia Edlund, a Canadian botanist. It was first described by Susan Aiken, Laurie Consaul and Leonard Lefkovitch in 1995.[2]

Festuca edlundiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Festuca
Species:
F. edlundiae
Binomial name
Festuca edlundiae
S.G.Aiken, Consaul & Lefk.

Description

It is closely related to Festuca brachyphylla. The plant is similar to boreal fescue (Festuca hyperborea) but has flag leaf (final leaf) blades that are 5 mm or longer and has larger spikelets. It grows in dense clumps without rhizomes.[3]

Habitat

The plant grows in the High Arctic in fine-grained and calcareous soils.

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References
  1. Barkworth, Mary E; Anderton, Laurel K; Capels, Kathleen M; Long, Sandy; Piep, Michael B. (2007). Manual of Grasses for North America. University Press of Colorado. p. 387. ISBN 1457180987.
  2. "Festuca edlundiae S. Aiken, Consaul and Lefkovitch". Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Canadian Museum of Nature.
  3. Committee, Flora of North America Editorial (1993). Flora of North America: Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Volume 24. p. 432. ISBN 0195310713.


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