familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Poeae
genusFestuca
subgenusFestuca subg. Festuca
sectionFestuca sect. Breviaristatae
speciesFestuca californica
subspeciesFestuca californica subsp. hitchcockiana

Festuca californica subsp. hitchcockiana

(E.B. Alexeev) Darbysh.
Stephen J. Darbyshire, Leon E. Pavlickf
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 410.
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Copyright: Utah State University

Culms 60-120 cm, glabrous or pubescent for less than 5 mm below the nodes. Sheaths usually glabrous or scabrous, sometimes pubescent; collars glabrous or indistinctly pubescent; ligules (1) 1.5-5 mm, sometimes ciliate, abaxial surfaces pubescent; blades 3-6.5 mm wide, conduplicate or flat, ribs 7-15 (17), usually more than 1/2 as deep as the blade thickness, abaxial surfaces glabrous or sparsely pubescent proximally, adaxial surfaces pubescent; abaxial sclerenchyma forming continuous bands; adaxial sclerenchyma present; girders usually formed at most veins. Inflorescences 15-25 cm. Spikelets 8-12 (17) mm, with (4) 5-6 (8) florets. Lemmas usually entire, sometimes minutely bidentate. 2n = unknown.

Discussion

Festuca californica subsp. hitch cockiana is distinguished by its relatively long ligules. It is known only from Santa Clara and San Luis Obispo counties, California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"wider than long" is not a number."decumbent" is not a number."longest" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
56 +
Abaxial ligule presence
absent +
Abaxial ligule quantity
common +
Abaxial surface architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Abaxial surface pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Abaxial surface pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Adaxial cell presence
absent +
Adaxial cell shape
bulliform +
Adaxial ligule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Adaxial ligule presence
absent +
Adaxial ligule texture
membranous +  and scarious +
Adaxial surface pubescence
pubescent +
Adaxial surface pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Anther atypical some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
Anther quantity
3 +
Anther some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.75 cm7.5 mm <br />0.0075 m <br />) +
Apex architecture or shape
unawned +, awned +  and entire +
Apex pubescence
hispidulous +
Apex shape
mucronate +, awned +, bidentate +, acute +  and attenuate +
Arm cell presence
absent +
Auricle presence
absent +
Author
Stephen J. Darbyshire +  and Leon E. Pavlickf +
Authority
(E.B. Alexeev) Darbysh. +
Awn atypical quantity
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Awn atypical some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
Awn course
straight +
Awn orientation
arising +
Awn position
basal +  and terminal +
Awn quantity
single +
Awn shape
bent +
Awn some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Back shape
keeled +  and rounded +
Basal floret quantity
1 +  and 2 +
Base architecture
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
Base arrangement
close +
Base fusion
free +
Base position
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
Base pubescence
pubescent +
Base shape
keeled +  and rounded +
Base size
swelling +
Base texture
hard +
Base width
thick +
Blade arrangement
parallel +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade arrangement or vernation
conduplicate +
Blade coating
pruinose +
Blade diameter
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Blade duration
deciduous +
Blade fragility
stiff +
Blade prominence
not evident +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade pubescence
glaucous +
Blade shape
flat +  and convolute +
Blade width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br />) +
Branch architecture or arrangement
lax +
Branch atypical quantity
4 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
Branch orientation
spreading +
Branch quantity
2 +
Branch shape
spikelike +
Callus development
developed +
Callus pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Collar pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Culm architecture
not branching +
Culm architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Culm architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Culm atypical some measurement
200 +
Culm duration
annual +
Culm growth form
climbing +
Culm growth form or location
floating +
Culm orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Culm pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Culm pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Culm some measurement
60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br /> (120 cm1,200 mm <br />1.2 m <br />) +
Culm texture
not woody +
Distal floret size
reduced +
Distribution
Calif. +  and Oreg. +
Embryo quantity
1/4 +  and 1/3 +
Endosperm texture
liquid +, soft +  and hard +
Filament shape
capillary +
Floret architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Floret arrangement
adjacent +
Floret atypical quantity
8 +  and 4 +
Floret length or size
sometimes longer +
Floret position or shape
distal +
Floret quantity
5 +  and 6 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Floret shape
compressed +
Floret size
reduced +
Glume architecture or shape
awned +
Glume height or length or size
shorter +
Glume length or size
shorter or longer +
Glume position
subtending +
Glume presence
absent +
Glume pubescence
scabrous +  and glabrous +
Glume quantity
2 +
Glume shape
lanceolate +
Glume size
unequal +  and subequal +
Glume variability
equal +
Hair duration
persisting +
Hair quantity
few +
Hair shape
uncinate +
Hilum arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Hilum coloration or relief
punctate +
Hilum quantity
1/2 +
Hilum shape
Ovate (?) +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Cindy Roché +
Inflorescence architecture
open +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence size
reduced +
Inflorescence some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Intercostal region pubescence
puberulent +
Internode architecture
hollow +
Internode presence
absent +
Layer presence
absent +
Leaf arrangement
distichous +
Leaf margin arrangement
Overlapping (?) +
Lemma architecture
1-7(9)-veined +
Lemma architecture or shape
entire +
Lemma arrangement
adjacent +
Lemma atypical some measurement
7 +
Lemma height or length or size
shorter +
Lemma length or size
longer +
Lemma pubescence
puberulent +
Lemma pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Lemma pubescence or texture
chartaceous +
Lemma shape
bidentate +
Lemma some measurement
0.75 cm7.5 mm <br />0.0075 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Lemma texture
coriaceous +
Lemma variability
equal +
Ligule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Ligule architecture or relief
erose +
Ligule architecture or shape
truncate +
Ligule atypical some measurement
1 +
Ligule presence
absent +
Ligule shape
acute +
Ligule some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Ligule texture
membranous +
Lodicule architecture
veined +
Lodicule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Lodicule architecture or shape
truncate +
Lodicule prominence
inconspicuous +
Lodicule quantity
2 +
Lodicule shape
lanceolate +
Lodicule texture
membranous +
Lower branch orientation
reflexed +
Lower glume architecture
1(3)-veined +
Lower glume atypical some measurement
4 +
Lower glume height or length or size
shorter +
Lower glume some measurement
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.67 cm6.7 mm <br />0.0067 m <br />) +
Midrib architecture
simple +
Midvein arrangement
adjacent +
Node prominence
concealed +  and prominent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other quantity
2 +  and 1 +
Ovary presence
absent +
Ovary pubescence
with hispidulous apices +  and glabrous +
Palea development
well-developed +
Palea height or length or size
shorter than to longer than the lemmas +
Palea presence
absent +
Palea pubescence
glabrous +  and pubescent +
Palea shape
2-keeled +
Palea size
minute +
Panicle architecture
open +
Panicle condition or size
contracted +
Panicle shape
spikelike +
Panicle size
reduced +
Papilla presence
absent +
Pericarp arrangement
separating +
Pericarp condition or texture
dry +
Pericarp texture
dry +  and fleshy +
Pericarp width
thin +
Pseudopetiole development
not developed +
Pseudopetiole presence
absent +
Rachilla length
prolonged +
Rachilla pubescence
glabrous +, pubescent +  and scabrous +
Rachis prominence
evident +
Reference
None +
Rib quantity
/2 +, 1 +, 7 +  and 15 +
Sheath architecture
open +
Sheath architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Sheath condition
closed +
Sheath duration
persistent +
Sheath length
closed +
Sheath life cycle
senescent +
Sheath pubescence
pubescent +, scabrous +  and glabrous +
Sheath pubescence or relief
scabrous +
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Special status
Endemic +
Spike architecture
ebracteate +
Spikelet arrangement
mixed +
Spikelet atypical some measurement
17 +
Spikelet fixation
attached +
Spikelet quantity
1 +  and 60 +
Spikelet reproduction
viviparous +
Spikelet shape
compressed +
Spikelet some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Stamen quantity
1 +  and 3 +
Starch-grain architecture
simple +  and compound +
Style-branch atypical quantity
4 +  and 1 +
Style-branch quantity
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Style quantity
2 +
Subsidiary-cell architecture
parallel-sided +
Synonyms
Gramineae +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Festuca californica subsp. hitchcockiana +
Taxon parent
Festuca californica +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Terminal floret reproduction
sexual +
Tissue coloration
hyaline +
Tissue texture
membranous +
Upper glume architecture
3(5)-veined +
Upper glume atypical some measurement
5 +
Upper glume some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Vein architecture or pubescence or shape
scabrous-ciliate +
Vein arrangement
parallel +  and converging +
Vein presence
absent +
Vein prominence
obscure +  and prominent +
Vein quantity
9 (?) +  and 15 (?) +
Vein size
major +
Volume
Volume 24 +
Whole organism architecture
stoloniferous +  and rhizomatous +
Whole organism arrangement or pubescence
tufted +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +  and cespitose +
Whole organism growth form or habitat
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
Whole organism reproduction
bisexual +
X chromosome quantity
7 +