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No. 19. FESTUCA DEBTONENSIS (6, p. 112) 

 Common name: Brome fescue 



Brome fescue was originally described from Europe (6, p. 116). It 

 was collected on Hawaii in 1909, and is now generally distributed over 



Figure 19. — Festuca dertonensis 



the other islands of the Territon r . Usually annual but sometimes, 

 persisting more than one season, brome fescue has fine, long, slender 

 leaf blades. Little is known about its palatability, but observations 

 show that it is usually closely grazed on the open ranges. 



