Festuca cinerea

Festuca cinerea

Festuca cinerea

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 cinerea

Name

Festuca cinerea Vill., Fl. Delphinalis: 8 (1786)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Festuca duriuscula subvar. cinerea (Vill.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 14: 214 (1913)
  • Festuca duriuscula var. cinerea (Vill.) Duby in Bot. Gall., ed. 2, 1: 518 (1828)
  • Festuca glauca var. cinerea (Vill.) Bidault in Rev. Cytol. Biol. Vég. 31: 336 (1968)
  • Festuca glauca subsp. cinerea (Vill.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 94 (1890)
  • Festuca glauca var. cinerea (Vill.) Schrad. in Linnaea 12: 457 (1838)
  • Festuca ovina subvar. cinerea (Vill.) Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 95 (1882)
• Heterotypic
  • Festuca cinerea subf. aversa M.Toman in Feddes Repert. 85: 571 (1974)
  • Festuca cinerea f. bohemica M.Toman in Feddes Repert. 85: 570 (1974)
  • Festuca cinerea subf. collina M.Toman in Feddes Repert. 85: 571 (1974)
  • Festuca cinerea subf. dentata M.Toman in Feddes Repert. 85: 571 (1974)
  • Festuca cinerea f. depauperata (Hack.) Beldie in T.Săvulescu, Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 537 (1972)
  • Festuca cinerea f. insularis M.Toman in Feddes Repert. 85: 569 (1974)
  • Festuca cinerea subf. kralupensis M.Toman in Feddes Repert. 85: 570 (1974)
  • Festuca cinerea f. longifolia (Parl.) Beldie in T.Săvulescu, Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 534 (1972)
  • Festuca cinerea var. mamaiae (Prodan) Beldie in T.Săvulescu, Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 538 (1972)
  • Festuca cinerea f. paradoxa M.Toman in Feddes Repert. 85: 571 (1974)
  • Festuca cinerea f. pubiculmis (Hack.) M.Toman in Feddes Repert. 85: 571 (1974)
  • Festuca cinerea f. punctata M.Toman in Feddes Repert. 85: 571 (1974)
  • Festuca cinerea f. pyramidata M.Toman in Feddes Repert. 85: 574 (1974)
  • Festuca cinerea f. spuria M.Toman in Feddes Repert. 85: 571 (1974)
  • Festuca cinerea f. stenostachya (Hack.) Beldie in T.Săvulescu, Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 537 (1972)
  • Festuca duriuscula var. hirsuta Faye in Cat. Pl. Charente-Inf.: 77 (1850), nom. illeg.
  • Festuca duriuscula var. longifolia Parl. in Fl. Ital. 1: 437 (1850)
  • Festuca duriuscula var. pubiculmis Hack. in Věstn. Ceské Společn. Nauk, Tř. Mat.-Přír. 24: 4 (1899)
  • Festuca glauca f. puberula (Hack.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 2: 194 (1955)
  • Festuca glauca f. pubiculmis (Hack.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 2: 194 (1955)
  • Festuca ovina f. depauperata Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 95 (1882)
  • Festuca ovina subvar. puberula Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 95 (1882)
  • Festuca ovina f. stenostachys Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 95 (1882)
  • Festuca pallens subsp. mamaiae Prodan in Bul. Acad. Stud. Agron. Cluj 5: 195 (1935)
  • Festuca pallens f. pubiculmis (Hack.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 116 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Festuca vaginata f. mamaiae (Prodan) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 116 (1971 publ. 1972)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regionalː Southwestern Europe France Regionalː Southeastern Europe Italy References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Villars, D. 1786. Histoire des Plantes de Dauphiné: Tome premier, Contenant une Préface Historique; un Dictionnaire des Termes de Botanique; les Classes, les Familles, les Genres, & les Herborisations des environs de Grenoble, de la Grande Chartreuse, de Briançon, de Gap & de Montelimar. 467 pp. Grenoble, Lyon, Paris. BHL Reference page. ː 8

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca cinerea. Published online. Accessed: December 04 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca cinerea 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 cinerea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 December 2025. Reference page.̟
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Festuca cinerea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 04. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• français: fétuque cendrée
• italiano: festuca cenerina

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