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Festuca Indigesta
''Festuca indigesta'' is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to Algeria, Corse, France, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, and Spain. It is perennial and mainly grows in temperate biomes. It was first described as a species by Pierre Edmond Boissier, and now is published in 1838 as ''Festuca indigesta''. Synonyms List of synonyms: * ''Festuca duriuscula var. indigesta'' (Boiss.) Boiss. in Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 671 (1844) * ''Festuca ovina subsp. indigesta'' (Boiss.) Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 99 (1882) * ''Festuca hackelii'' (St.-Yves) Fuente & Ortúñez in Biosist. secc. Festuca Penins. Iber.: 81 (1998), nom. illeg. * ''Festuca indigesta subsp. alleizettei'' (Litard.) Kerguélen in Lejeunia, n.s., 75: 158 (1975) * ''Festuca indigesta subsp. hackeliana'' (St.-Yves) Markgr.-Dann. in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76: 328 (1978) * ''Festuca indigesta subsp. hackelii'' (St.-Yves) Franco & Rocha Afonso in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2.A, 54: 97 (1980-1981 publ. 1980) * ''Fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poaceae
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture. The latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass. With around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the Poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the Asteraceae, Orchidaceae, Fabaceae and Rubiaceae. The Poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as forage, feed for meat-producing animals. They provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%. Some members of the Poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Edmond Boissier
Pierre Edmond Boissier (25 May 1810 Geneva – 25 September 1885 Valeyres-sous-Rances) was a Swiss prominent botanist, explorer and mathematician. He was the son of Jacques Boissier (1784-1857) and Caroline Butini (1786-1836), daughter of Pierre Butini (1759-1838) a well-known physician and naturalist from Geneva. With his sister, Valérie Boissier (1813-1894), he received a strict education with lessons delivered in Italian and Latin. Edmond's interest in natural history stemmed from holidays in the company of his mother and his grandfather, Pierre Butini at Valeyres-sous-Rances. His hikes in the Jura and the Alps laid the foundation of his zest for later exploration and adventure. He attended a course at the Academy of Geneva given by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. Edmond Boissier collected extensively in Europe, North Africa and western Asia, on occasion accompanied by his daughter, Caroline Barbey-Boissier (1847-1918) and her husband, William Barbey (1842-1914), who coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
