Festuca cynosuroides

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 cynosuroides

Festuca cynosuroides Desf., Fl. Atlant. 1: 88 (1798)

Homotypic
- Ctenopsis cynosuroides (Desf.) Paunero ex Romero García in Lagascalia 18: 321 (1996)
- Narduretia cynosuroides (Desf.) Villar in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 16: 101 (1925)
- Nardurus cynosuroides (Desf.) Trab. in J.A.Battandier & al., Fl. Algérie, Monocot.: 234 (1895)
- Triticum cynosuroides (Desf.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 325 (1824)
- Vulpia cynosuroides (Desf.) Parl. in Pl. Nov.: 52 (1842)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regionalː Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Desfontaines, R.L. 1798. Flora Atlantica sive historia plantarum quae in Atlante, agro tunetano et algeriensi crescunt. Tomus primus. xx + 444 pp, 120 pl., Parisiis: Panckoucke. BHL Reference page. : 88

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2010. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 1: Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae, Monocotyledoneae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0120-9, 455 pp. PDF Reference page.

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