Festuca brunnescens is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. The species was first published in 1976. This species is native to Iran, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus and Turkey.[1]

Festuca brunnescens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Festuca
Species:
F. brunnescens
Binomial name
Festuca brunnescens
Synonyms[1]
  • Festuca rupicola subsp. brunnescens Tzvelev in Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 56: 1255 (1971)
  • Festuca valesiaca subsp. brunnescens (Tzvelev) E.B.Alexeev in Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 78(3)
  • Festuca sulcata var. brunnescens Hack. ex Grossh. in Fl. Kavkaza, ed. 2, 1: 288 (1939), no Latin descr.

Etymlogy

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The specific name brunnescens came from 'brunne' and 'scens', together in english mean 'brownish'.

Habitat

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Festuca brunnescens is perennial and mainly grows in temperate biomes.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Festuca brunnescens (Tzvelev) Galushko". Retrieved 2023-01-13.