Festuca valesiaca Gaudin subsp. valesiaca

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Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Festuca// Species: Festuca valesiaca Gaudin.// Subspecies: Festuca valesiaca Gaudin subsp. valesiaca

Literature used for determination: the botanical keys provided by Gajić in Josifović (1976) and Markgraf-Dannenberg in Tutin et al. (1980).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Central and South Europe to Siberia, China and Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Habitat: Pastures, shrublands, clearings and edges of oak forests.

Flowering period: Spring – summer: MAY, JUN.

Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – habit. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – habit. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – habit. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicles. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicles. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicle. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicles. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicles. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicle. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicle. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – stems and cauline leaves. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – stem and leaf. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – stems and leaves. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – stems and leaf sheaths (left and center); stem and leaf sheath with ligule. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – vegetative shoots (basal leaves). Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – vegetative shoots (basal leaves). Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – basal leaves. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – basal leaves. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – basal leaves. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – basal leaves. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – old leaf sheaths. Osogovo –gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – flowering and vegetative shoots. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – flowering and vegetative shoots. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – flowering and vegetative shoots. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – flowering and vegetative shoots. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – flowering and vegetative shoots. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicles. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicles. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – spikelets. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – elements of spikelet. l- lemma, pa- palea, a – awn of lemma, an- anthers; lg- lowerglume, ug – upper glume. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – elements of spikelet under magnification. l- lemma, pa- palea, a – awn of lemma, lg- lower glume, ug – upper glume, r – rachilla, p- pedicel. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – ovary, style and stigma under magnification. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – panicle branch (left) and leaf lamina seen from the side (right). Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – cross section of leaf lamina. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – cross section of leaf lamina. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – cross section of leaf lamina. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – ligule with auricles. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – margins of leaf sheath (left) and lower part of sheath (right). Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – leaf sheaths are open to the base. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Festuca valesiaca subsp. valesiaca – old leaf sheaths and intravaginal shoots. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:403693-1 [Accessed 12.07.2025].

Festuca L. Markgraf-Dannenberg, I. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 125 – 153.

Rod Festuca L. Gajić, M. in Josifović, M. (1976). Flora SR Srbije VIII. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 415 – 442.