Festuca filiformis

Festuca filiformis

Festuca filiformis

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 filiformis

Name

Festuca filiformis Pourr., Hist. & Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Toulouse 3: 319 (1788)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Festuca filiformis f. mucronata (Auquier) Kerguélen & Plonka in Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest, n.s., 19: 20 (1988)
  • Festuca mutica (Retz.) Wulfen in Fl. Norica Phan.: 145 (1858)
  • Festuca ovina f. arenaria Junge in Jahrb. Hamburg. Wiss. Anst. 30(Beih. 3): 253 (1913)
  • Festuca ovina f. frisia (Asch. & Graebn.) Jansen in S.J.van Ooststroom & al., Fl. Neerl. 1(2): 47 (1951)
  • Festuca ovina var. frisia Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 467 (1900)
  • Festuca ovina f. hispidispicula Litard. ex Jansen & Wacht. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch., ser. 3, 1921: 168 (1922)
  • Festuca ovina f. hispidula (Hack.) Jansen in S.J.van Ooststroom & al., Fl. Neerl. 1(2): 47 (1951)
  • Festuca ovina subvar. hispidula Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 87 (1882)
  • Festuca ovina var. hispidula (Hack.) Tzvelev in Zlaki Rossii: 296 (2019)
  • Festuca ovina var. mutica Retz. in Fl. Scand. Prodr., ed. 2.: 24 (1795)
  • Festuca ovina var. paludosa (Gaudin) Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 714 (1817)
  • Festuca ovina var. paludosa (Gaudin) Rchb. in Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 37 (1830)
  • Festuca ovina subsp. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Čelak. in Prodr. Fl. Böhmen: 50 (1867)
  • Festuca ovina var. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 714 (1817)
  • Festuca paludosa Gaudin in Agrost. Helv. 1: 229 (1811)
  • Festuca tenuifolia Sibth. in Fl. Oxon.: 44 (1794)
  • Festuca tenuifolia f. arenaria (Junge) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 116 (1971 publ. 1972), without basionym page.
  • Festuca tenuifolia f. frisia (Asch. & Graebn.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 116 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Festuca tenuifolia f. glabrispicula Auquier in Lejeunia, n.s., 53: 1 (1970)
  • Festuca tenuifolia f. mucronata Auquier in Bull. Soc. Échange Pl. Vasc. Eur. Occid. Bassin Médit. 15: 136 (1974)
  • Festuca tenuifolia var. mutica (Retz.) Tourlet in Cat. Pl. Vasc. Indre-et-Loire: 582 (1908)
  • Festuca tenuifolia var. paludosa (Gaudin) Ducommun in Taschenb. Schweiz. Bot.: 880 (1869)

Homonyms

• Festuca filiformis C.Sm. ex Link in C.L.von Buch, Phys. Beschr. Canar. Ins.: 139 (1828), nom. illeg. vide Festuca agustini Linding. in Abh. Auslandsk., Reihe C, Naturwiss. 8: 298 (1926)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regionalː Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco Continental: Europe Regionalː Central Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland Regionalː Northern Europe Baltic States, Denmark, Finland, Sweden Regionalː Eastern Europe Central European Russia Regionalː Southwestern Europe France, Spain Regionalː Western Europe Great Britain, Ireland Regionalː Southeastern Europe Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Ukraine Continental: Asia-template Regionalː Caucasus North Caucasus Introduced into: Alberta, Argentina South, British Columbia, Chile South, Connecticut, Costa Rica, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pourret, P.A. 1788. Extrait de la Chloris Narbonensis, renfermée dans la relation d'un Voyage fait depuis Narbonne jusqu'au Montserrat, par les Pyrénées. Histoire et Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, Inscriptions et Belles Lettres de Toulouse 3: 297–334. Gallica Reference page. ː 3:319.

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 filiformis. Published online. Accessed: December 05 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca filiformis 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 filiformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 December 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. 05 in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: fine-leaved sheep's fescue
• suomi: Hapsilampaannata
• Nederlands: Fijn schapengras
• polski: Kostrzewa nitkowata

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