45. 
5. First glume much shorter than the second; awns 
abowe cmap Mlon es tyelereratele selene chelevelare elalsleieicleleietelers (Mel MYUGOS 
5. First glume 2/3 to 3/4 as long as the second; 
AWS )3) EOL DS mm sp MONS. « <\seies «iieleie sissies ee claieialeleleeeien H OCtOL Lora 
4, Plants perennial; stamens 3. (Also, culms densely 
tufted). 
6. Culms somewhat decumbent at base; base reddish, 
the basal sheaths becoming fibrous shreds....... F. rubra 
6. Culms erect; base not reddish or shreding. 
Expected (F. ovina). 
Festuca elatior L. Meadow-Fescue 
Ivy Neck. One station: abandoned grassy field on Scaffold 
Peninsula. Hectare 4772. Associate species: Phleum pratense, 
Trifolium arvense, Hypericum perforatum. Higman 809. 
Festuca paradoxa Desv. Fescue 
Java Farm. One station: beside new entrance road. Hectare 2582. 
Associate species: Panicum clandestinum, Vicia sativa, Lepidium 
campestre, Melilotus alba. Higman 833. 
F. myuros L. 
Java Farm. One station: broken pavement on Fox Point Road. 
Associate species: Plantago aristata, Cyperus filicinus, Dianthus 
armeria. Higman 807. 
F. octoflora Walt. Six-weeks Fescue 
Ivy Neck. One station: west shore of Cheston Creek estuary. 
Canopy of Quercus velutina, Acer rubrum, Juglans nigra, Liquidambar 
styraciflua. Associate species: Glyceria striata. Higman 742. 
F. rubra L. Red Fescue 
Java Farm. Infrequent; road to springhouse. Hectare 3417. 
Associate species: Taraxacum officinale, Poa pratensis, Rhus 
radicans. Higman 1109, 1110. 
Andropogoneae 
1. Spikelets all alike, perfect. (Also, spikelets 
surrounded by copious soft hairs; lemmas awned). 
Expected (Miscanthus, Erianthus). 
