%0 Journal Article %T TAXONOMIC VALUE OF LEAF ANATOMY IN IRANIAN FINE-LEAVED FESTUCA %J Rostaniha %I IRIPP, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, IRAN %Z 1608-4306 %A ESLAMI, N. %A ZARINKAMAR, F. %A ASSADI, M. %D 2008 %\ 12/01/2008 %V 9 %N 2 %P 166-177 %! TAXONOMIC VALUE OF LEAF ANATOMY IN IRANIAN FINE-LEAVED FESTUCA %K leaf %K Festuca %K Monocotyledon %K Identification key %R %X Festuca L. comprises perennial herbs and about 450 species. It belongs to the tribe Poeae R. Br. (= Festucaceae Dumort), subfamily Pooideae of Poaceae. These species are different in leaf size, life duration and lamina width. The genus is divided into two groups based on lamina width: fine-leaved and broad-leaved. In this study, leaf anatomy of F. akhanii, F. elwendiana,F. heterophylla, F. sulcata and F. valesiaca belonging to the fine-leaved group are investigated.  %U https://rostaniha.areeo.ac.ir/article_101603_bd1c43b5e16f13acb79f3ce5f569821d.pdf