Leaves glabrous except for erect to retrose hairs at base and on sheath, brownish-red, young sheath pinkish purple. Distinctive dark brown tussocks.First record for Rock and Pillar Range?
Specimen notes
Supplementary remarks:
Originally identified as Festuca matthewsii subsp. pisamontis, but cultivated plants with scabrid leaves and key to F. novae-zelandiae.
Herbarium history:
Material: Thorsen Herbarium and in live collection.