Festuca caprina

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 caprina

Festuca caprina Nees, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill.: 443 (1841)

Homotypic
- Festuca nubigena subsp. caprina (Nees) St.-Yves in Rev. Bretonne Bot. Pure Appl. 2: 79 (1927)
Heterotypic
- Festuca caprina var. irrasa Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 720 (1900)
- Festuca nubigena var. longiaristata St.-Yves in Rev. Bretonne Bot. Pure Appl. 2: 79 (1927)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regionalː Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces Regionalː Eastern Africa Tanzania Regionalː Central Africa Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca caprina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 04. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Festuca caprina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 December 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca caprina. Published online. Accessed: December 04 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Festuca caprina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 04. Reference page.