Festuca heterophylla

Festuca heterophylla

Festuca heterophylla

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 heterophylla

Name

Festuca heterophylla Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 600 (1779)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Festuca communis var. heterophylla (Lam.) Petif in Enum. Pl. Fl. Palat.: 12 (1830)
  • Festuca duriuscula var. heterophylla (Lam.) St.-Amans in Fl. Agen.: 41 (1821)
  • Festuca rubra subsp. heterophylla (Lam.) Hack. in Bot. Centralbl. 8: 406 (1881)
  • Festuca rubra var. heterophylla (Lam.) Lej. in Rev. Fl. Spa: 220 (1825)
• Heterotypic
  • Festuca citardae Lojac. in Fl. Sicul. 3: 348 (1909)
  • Festuca duriuscula var. heterophylla Lapeyr. in Hist. Pl. Pyrénées: 44 (1813)
  • Festuca halleri-II-septiflora Honck. in Verz. Gew. Teutschl.: 271 (1782), not validly publ.
  • Festuca heterophylla subsp. braun-blanquetii Fuente, Ortúñez & Ferrero Lom. in Itin. Geobot. 10: 321 (1997)
  • Festuca heterophylla var. erecta Peterm. in Anal. Pfl.-Schlüss.: 557 (1846)
  • Festuca heterophylla var. homophylla Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 792 (1866)
  • Festuca heterophylla var. hostii Duby in A.P.de Candolle, Bot. Gall., ed. 2, 1: 518 (1828)
  • Festuca heterophylla var. lamarckii Duby in A.P.de Candolle, Bot. Gall., ed. 2, 1: 518 (1828), not validly publ.
  • Festuca heterophylla var. laxa Neilr. in Fl. Nied.-Oesterr.: 75 (1859)
  • Festuca heterophylla f. leiophylla (Hack.) Beldie in T.Săvulescu, Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 513 (1972)
  • Festuca heterophylla var. major Merino in Contr. Fl. Galicia, Suppl. 4: 9 (1904)
  • Festuca heterophylla var. nutans Peterm. in Anal. Pfl.-Schlüss.: 557 (1846)
  • Festuca heterophylla var. puberula Parl. in Fl. Ital. 1: 439 (1850)
  • Festuca heterophylla var. robusta Erdner in Ber. Naturwiss. Vereins Schwaben Neuburg 39-40: 87 (1911)
  • Festuca heterophylla var. sordida Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 792 (1866)
  • Festuca heterophylla var. vulpioides (Hack.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 827 (1882)
  • Festuca heterophylla var. weighartii Podp. in Kvetna Mor. Rakousk. Slezska 6: 157 (1926)
  • Festuca longiseta Hegetschw. & Heer in J.Hegetschweiler-Bodmer, Fl. Schweiz: 92 (1840), nom. illeg.
  • Festuca nemorosa Latourr. in Chlor. Lugd.: 3 (1785), nom. nud.
  • Festuca nemorum Leyss. in Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 1: 368 (1783)
  • Festuca nemorum var. villosum Klett & Richt. in Fl. Leipzig: 100 (1830)
  • Festuca rubra var. diversifolia Mutel in Fl. Franç. Herbor. 4: 103 (1837)
  • Festuca rubra subvar. leiophylla Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 131 (1882)
  • Festuca rubra var. leiophylla Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 131 (1882)
  • Festuca rubra var. longiseta Beal in Grass. N. Amer. 2: 606 (1896)
  • Festuca rubra subsp. nemorum (Leyss.) Schübl. & G.Martens in Fl. Würtemberg: 82 (1834)
  • Festuca rubra var. subheterophylla Nyár. in Koloszv. Fl.: 77 (1941)
  • Festuca rubra subvar. vulpioides Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 131 (1882)
  • Festuca transsilvanica Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 795 (1866), not validly publ.
  • Festuca vulpioides Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 794 (1866), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regionalː Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine Regionalː Central Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland Regionalː Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Spain Regionalː Eastern Europe Central European Russia Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus Regionalː Southwestern Europe Türkiye Introduced into: Connecticut, Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, Japan, New York, Sweden, Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. 1779 "1778". Flore Française, ou descriptions succincte de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en France. Tome 3. Paris: Imprimerie Royale. BHL Reference page.  3:600.

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 heterophylla. Published online. Accessed: December 06 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca heterophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Festuca heterophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 December 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Festuca heterophylla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: various-leaved fescue, shade fescue
• suomi: Varjonata
• македонски: Разнолисен виук

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