Festuca gigantea (L.) Vill. Hist. PL Dauph. II (1787) p. 110; Hackel, Monogr. 

 Festuc. Europ. (1882) p. 159; Ledeb. FI. Alt. L p. 108; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. IV, p. 354; KpBia. 

 $ji. Ajtt. VII (1914) p. 1679. 



In thickets on the river Amyl, near Petropawlowsk. Flowering in the middle of 

 July. 



Distribution: North-eastern and middle Europe to northern Spain and Switzerland, 

 central Italy, Serbia, south-western and central Asia, Siberia, eastern Asia to northern 

 Corea, Sakhalin, tropical Africa, and North America (introduced). 



Festuca altaica Trin. in Ledeb. Fl. Alt. I, p. 109; Turczan. Cat. Baical. no. 1306; 

 Ledeb. Fl. Ross. IV, p. 354; Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (1856, I) p. 54, no. 1351- 

 Kpwji. $ji. Ajit. VII (1914) p. 1680. 



In the Altaian, in alpine situations, among moss and ling, at altitudes of about 

 2000 m. above sea-level. The lower leaf-sheaths of a pretty violet hue, the glumes 

 violet. Specimens taken at the end of July with fully opened florets. 



Distribution: South-western Asia, Siberia, and northern Mongolia. 



Bromus inermis Leyss. Fl. Hal. ed. I (1761) p. 16; Ledeb. Fl. Alt. L p. Ill; 

 Turczan. Cat. Baical. no. 1308; Karel. et Kiril. Enum. PL Fl. Ah. no. 936; Ledeb. Fl. 

 Ross. IV, p. 357; Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (1856, 1) p. 56, no. 1353; KpBiJi. ^ji. Ajit. 

 VII (1914) p. 1683. 



/. iypicus Beck, Fl. Nieder-Oesterr. (1890) p. 106; KpBiji. 1. c. p. 1683. 



Common on the islets in the river Abakan, near Ust Kamuishto, in meadows and 

 in thickets; in the Urjankai country, near Ust Sisti-kem, Ust Kamsara, Ust Tara-kem, 

 and on the steppes on the Ulu-kem. 



/. pellitus Beck, 1. c. (1890) p. 106. 



The specimens referred to this form, are distinguished by their broad leaves, to 11 

 mm. broad. The leaves scattered pubescent above, and the nodes, especially in the lower 

 parts of the plant, with short, silky hairs. The glumes are always completely glabrous. 

 The pedicels slightly rough. Near Ust Abakansk, on the islets in the river. 



/. aristatus Schur, Enum. PL Transsilv. (1866) p. 805; KpBM. 1. c. p. 1683. 



In my collections are only a few specimens belonging to this form, taken on an 

 islet in the river Abakan, about half way between Ust Kamuishto and Ust Abakansk, and 

 near Ust Abakansk. The specimens are distinguished by panicles with few and scattered 

 spikelets; the panicle-branches unramified, each branch bearing one spikelet only, 

 generally containing from 2 to 5 florets, so as to approach /. paucifloriis Rohlena. The 

 glumes, of a greenish violet hue, with a markedly brown membranous margin, are slightly 

 hairy, especially so along the nerves and the margin. The awn brownish, from 2 to 4 

 mm. long. The species begins flowering at the end of June. 



Distribution: The species is distributed over northern and middle Europe, Russia, 

 Siberia, the Caucasus, south-western and central Asia, northern Mongolia, China, 

 North America (introduced). 



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