Festuca pumila subsp. eskia (Ramond ex DC.) Litard., (1945)
Festuca souliei St.-Yves, (1924)
Festuca varia subsp. eskia (Ramond ex DC.) Hack., Monogr. (1882)
Festuca varia var. eskia (Ramond ex DC.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch, J.C.Röhling, (1823)
Schedonorus eskia (Ramond ex DC.) P.Beauv., (1812)
Festuca eskia is a species of
grass which is native to southwestern Europe,[2] in France and Spain.[1]
Description
The plant is
perennial and has caespitose with 22–50 centimetres (8.7–19.7 in) long
culms and 1–2.2 millimetres (0.039–0.087 in) wide. The
ligule is 3–7 millimetres (0.12–0.28 in) long and is going around the eciliate membrane. Leaf sheaths are smooth and have a hairy surface while the leaf-blades are straight but curved and are 0.7–1.6 centimetres (0.28–0.63 in) broad. The
panicle is contracted, linear,
inflorescenced and 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) long with
branches being as hairy as leaf-sheaths. The same is with leaf-blades, only they are also ribbed and have a pungent apex.[2]
It hybrizes with F. gautieri giving rise to the natural hybrid, F. xpicoeuropeana.[3]