SUBG. FESTUCA L.
Notes. Monecious, predominantly meadow and steppe plants 5–100 cm tall; leaf sheaths without aruicles; lamina usually convolute, rarely flat and then less than 2.5 mm broad, usually with prominent ridges on upper (inner) surface; sclerenchyma arranged variously, often fused into a continuous subepidermal layer or in 3 prominent bands, glumes membranous along the margins; lemma awnless or awned.
Cite this publication as: ‘Xiang Chen, S.G. Aiken, and M.J. Dallwitz (2002 onwards). Festuca of China: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval. Version: 4th February 2003. http://www.cdelta.ibcas.ac.cn’.