black sea red data book - Department of Biology

Festuca vagi nata (Waldst. & Kit, ex Willd., 1809)
Synonyms: Festuca ovina L.; var. vaginata Hask., 1882.
Common names: Bulg: Vlagalischna vlasatka
Order POALES
Family POACEAE
Taxonomic description. A loose tufty plant coated with wax. The stem is from 40
cm to 60 cm high, smooth, with blunt edges or rounded. The leaves are with long,
entire, wide axils and with bristly or cylindrically shaped blades with a diameter of
0.45-1.35 mm, with seven to 15 or most often nine veins, smooth, and two to five
sclenchymatous fascicles. The corymb is up to 20 cm long, patent and then
compacted, smooth or slightly rough. The spikelets are small, 5-8 (10) mm long; the
lower chaff is 2-3 cm long, pointed; the upper one - blunt with an awn at the tip (often
cilliated along the margin ). The chaffs are 3.5-4 mm long, lanceolate, pointed, most
often ciliated at their upper end, with or without an awn.
IUCN Status
World level:
Black Sea Regional level:
Subregion level: VU
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