Festuca lenensis, also known as the tundra fescue, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native throughout Siberia to the far east of Russia and Subarctic America. It is perennial, and mainly grows in subalpine or subarctic biomes. Festuca lenensis was first published in 1915.[1]

Festuca lenensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Festuca
Species:
F. lenensis
Binomial name
Festuca lenensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Festuca albifolia Reverd. in Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 1936(3): 2 (1936)
  • Festuca lenensis subsp. albifolia (Reverd.) Tzvelev in Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 56: 1254 (1971)
  • Festuca lenensis var. villosula Kozhevn. in Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 59: 511 (1974)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Festuca lenensis Drobow". Retrieved 2023-01-18.