Festuca drakensbergensis, leaf morphological and anatomical characteristics. A Junction of tiller sheath and blade, lateral view B ligule of tiller, ventral view C abaxial tiller blade surface, showing keel D adaxial tiller blade surface E, F tiller blade cross sections, showing position of the sclerenchyma block (scl), vascular bundles (vb) and scabers (sca) on the adaxial surface. A, B, C, E of isotype S.P. Sylvester et al. 3660 (US) D of S.P. Sylvester et al. 3689 (PRE) F of isotype S.P. Sylvester et al. 3660 (US) drawn by M.D.P.V. Sylvester.

 
 
  Part of: Sylvester SP, Soreng RJ, Sylvester MDPV, Clark VR (2020) Festuca drakensbergensis (Poaceae): A common new species in the F. caprina complex from the Drakensberg Mountain Centre of Floristic Endemism, southern Africa, with key and notes on taxa in the complex including the overlooked F. exaristata. PhytoKeys 162: 45-69. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.162.55550