⊙⊙ Awns, if present, merely the points of the paleæ, very short or obsolete. Sheaths split: ligule short.
Festuca.
≡ Leaves flattened. Panicle somewhat close. Often tall grasses.
z Meadow-grass, with 5-6 to a dozen or more flowers in the spikelet.
F. elatior, L.
zz Shade-grass, with 4-5 flowers only in the spikelet.
F. sylvatica, Vill.
≡ ≡ Leaves subulate or setaceous, at least below. Mountain pasture grass, usually small.
F. ovina.
Concerning difficulties between Poa and the awnless forms of Festuca, see p. [114]. F. elatior and F. sylvatica are practically awnless, the awn-points being merely the acuminate tips of the paleæ.
The long-awned species of Festuca have compact stiff panicles and narrow or setaceous leaves (see p. [111]).
Regarding varieties of F. ovina, see p. [112].