Festuca eskia

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 eskia

Festuca eskia Ramond ex DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., éd. 3. 3: 52 (1805)

Homotypic
- Festuca pumila subsp. eskia (Ramond ex DC.) Litard. in Candollea 10: 112 (1945)
- Festuca varia subsp. eskia (Ramond ex DC.) Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 170 (1882)
- Festuca varia var. eskia (Ramond ex DC.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch in J.C.Röhling, Deutschl. Fl., ed. 3, 1: 660 (1823)
- Schedonorus eskia (Ramond ex DC.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 99 (1812)
Heterotypic
- Festuca crinum-ursi Ramond ex Viv.-Morel in Lyon-Hort. & Hort. Nouv. 6: 277 (1884)
- Festuca eskia var. orientalis Nègre in Candollea 30: 318 (1975)
- Festuca eskia var. tenuifolia Nègre in Candollea 30: 318 (1975)
- Festuca souliei St.-Yves in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 126 (1924)

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

Ramond, L. in J. B. P. A. M. de Lamarck & A. P. de Candolle, 1805. Flore Française ed. 3, 3:52.

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.

International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca eskia. Published online. Accessed: December 05 2025. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca eskia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 05. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Festuca eskia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 December 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Festuca eskia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 05. Reference page.