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Herbarium specimen: Festuca rubra

Taxon:Poaceae: Festuca rubra L. ("Red Fescue")
named by James B Phipps 1/1961

Identified as F. ovina subsp. glauca by Ley

Other name:Festuca ovina var. glauca
named by Augustin Ley 7/1878
Filed in taxon folder:Poaceae: Festuca rubra L. ("Red Fescue")
Collected by:Rev. Augustin Ley
Collection date:9/7/1878
Locality:Great Britain, VC2 East Cornwall, Cawsand, SX44, Sea cliffs near
communicated:Rev. Augustin Ley
ex herb:Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Festuca rubra herbarium specimen from Cawsand, VC2 East Cornwall in 1878 by Rev. Augustin Ley.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers

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Documented by mikedaps on 10th December 2009.

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