Biology:Festuca ampla

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Short description: Species of grass

Festuca ampla
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Festuca
Species:
F. ampla
Binomial name
Festuca ampla
Hack
Synonyms[1]
  • Festuca ampla subsp. simplex
  • Festuca ampla var. dolosa
  • Festuca ampla var. effusa
  • Festuca duriuscula var. effusa
  • Festuca scaberrima var. simplex

Festuca ampla is a species of grass described and named by the botanist Eduard Hackel in 1880. F. ampla often thrives in habitats that include humid environments, arid soil, and sandy areas. This species grows in temperate biomes and is a perennial. This species is native to Portugal, Spain, and Morocco.[2] Its' common names are Ample Fescue, Ample Meadow Grass, and Ample Meadow Fescue.[3]

Description

Festuca ampla can grow up to 50 to 100 cm in height. Its leaves of are distichously arranged, clasped, and linear with a blue-green hue. The flowers of F. ampla are in panicles. The grasses produce caryopses.[1]

Ecology

The funges of Epichloe festucae has been found on F. ampla. It is observed that this species is a pleiotropic symbiont, meaning that it is both pathogenic and mutualistic at the same time.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q12230800 entry