A new species of Festuca L. (Poaceae) from Tomsk Region

Abstract

The description of a new species Festuca ebeliana Enustschenko from Tomsk Region is given. The species is related to F. valesiaca, differing by its habitus, leaf blades (0.65)0.7–0.9 mm in diam., leaf sheaths in vegetative shoots closed for 1/4–1/3 their length, weaker sclerenchyma in leaf blades, and its position at the lower epidermis.