Festuca alpina

Festuca alpina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Loliinae
Genus: Festuca
Species: Festuca alpina

Name

Festuca alpina Suter, Helvet. Fl. 1: 55 (1802)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Festuca ovina subsp. alpina (Suter) W.D.J.Koch in Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv.: 812 (1837)
  • Festuca ovina var. suteri St.-Yves in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Corse 42: 201 (1922), nom. superfl.
  • Poa ovina var. alpina (Suter) Wimm. & Grab. in Fl. Siles. 1: 84 (1827)
• Heterotypic
  • Festuca alpina var. gaucheri (St.-Yves) Kerguélen in Lejeunia, n.s., 75: 151 (1975)
  • Festuca alpina subsp. riverae Chas, Kerguélen & Plonka in Lejeunia, n.s., 142: 3 (1993)
  • Festuca alpina var. subviolacea Ducommun in Taschenb. Schweiz. Bot.: 879 (1869)
  • Festuca alpina var. suteri St.-Yves in Litard., Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Corse 42: 202 (1922), not validly publ.
  • Festuca alpina var. viridis Ducommun in Taschenb. Schweiz. Bot.: 879 (1869)
  • Festuca malyi Widder in God. Biol. Inst. u Sarajevu 5: 450 (1953)
  • Festuca micevskiana Kostad. in Godišen Zborn., Biol. 55-56: 12 (2002-2003 publ. 2005)
  • Festuca ovina subvar. gaucheri (St.-Yves) St.-Yves in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 70: 293 (1923)
  • Festuca ovina var. gaucheri St.-Yves in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Corse 42: 201 (1922)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regionalː Central Europe Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Switzerland Regionalː Southwestern Europe France, Spain Regionalː Southeastern Europe Italy, NW. Balkan Pen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Suter, 1802. Helvetiens flora 1: 55

Additional references

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Festuca alpina. Published online. Accessed: Aug-30 2017. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Festuca alpina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Aug 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Festuca alpina. Published online. Accessed: Aug-30 2017. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Alpen-Schwingel
• English: alpine fescue

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