Pagina 311 - Flora of the Southern Carnic Alps

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1019
Leaves with 3
prominent
sclerenchymatic
chords (cross section),
concave on the sides.
Leaves of young
shoots with sheaths
closed only at the
base, or at most up to
the midpoint
Festuca stricta
Host subsp. sulcata
(Hack.) Patzke ex
Pils
1019
Leaves with a
continuous
sclerenchyma, convex
on the sides. Leaves of
young shoots with
sheaths closed to the
apex, or to the upper
half
1020
1020
Inflorescence with
undivided branches, or
only the basal branch
with 2-4 spikelets.
Stems 2-20 cm tall
Festuca alpina
Suter subsp. alpina
1020
Inflorescence with
ramified lower
branches, the basal
branch with 4-8
spikelets
1021
1021
Leaves 0.8 mm wide
at most. Ligule slightly
elongated. Leaf-
sheaths closed up to
the top
Festuca stenantha
(Hack.) K. Richt.