Festuca microstachys var. ciliata

Festuca microstachys m. var. ciliata

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 microstachys
Varietasː F. m. var. ciliata

Name

Festuca microstachys var. ciliata Beal, Grass. N. Amer. 2: 585 (1896)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Festuca pacifica var. ciliata (Beal) Hoover in Madroño 3: 227 (1936)
  • Vulpia microstachys var. ciliata (Beal) Lonard & Gould in Madroño 22: 255 (1974)
• Heterotypic
  • Festuca eastwoodiae Piper in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 16 (1906)
  • Festuca grayi (Abrams) Piper in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 14 (1906)
  • Festuca microstachys var. ciliata A.Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 410 (1872), nom. nud.
  • Festuca microstachys var. grayi Abrams in Fl. Los Angeles: 52 (1904)
  • Vulpia eastwoodiae (Piper) Henrard in Blumea 2: 323 (1937)
  • Vulpia grayi (Abrams) Henrard in Blumea 2: 323 (1937)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Western USA Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington Regionalː Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Beal, W.J. 1896. Grasses of North America. For Farmers and Students. Comprising Chapters . . .. Vol. 2. 706 pp. Lansing. BHL Reference page.  2: 585

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 microstachys var. ciliata. Published online. Accessed: December 08 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca microstachys var. ciliata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Festuca microstachys var. ciliata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 December 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Small-flowered fescue

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