Festuca ligustica

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 ligustica

Name

Festuca ligustica (All.) Bertol., Opusc. Sci. 1(1): 64 (1817).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Bromus ligusticus All., Fl. Pedem. 2: 249 (1785).
• Homotypic
  • Vulpia ligustica (All.) Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 148 (1827).
  • Festuca stipoides var. ligustica (All.) Lamotte, Cat. Pl. Plateau Central: 98 (1847).
  • Loretia ligustica (All.) Duval-Jouve, Rev. Sci. Nat. (Montpellier), sér. 2, 2: 43 (1880).
  • Zerna ligustica (All.) B.D.Jacks., Index Kew. 2: 1249 (1895).
• Heterotypic
  • Bromus ligusticus var. major Savi, Bot. Etrusc. 1: 75 (1808).
  • Festuca stipoides var. intermedia Mutel, Fl. Franç. Herbor., Atl.: t. 85, f. 513 (1834).
  • Vulpia ligustica var. hispidula Parl., Fl. Ital. 1: 429 (1850).
    • Vulpia hispidula De Not. ex Parl., Fl. Ital. 1: 429 (1850), pro syn.
  • Vulpia ligustica subsp. hispidula (De Not. ex Parl.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.: 795 (1882).
  • Festuca ligustica var. hispidula (Parl.) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 554 (1901).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain (introduced). Regional: Middle Europe Czechia-Slovakia, Germany (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Sardegna. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bertoloni, A. 1817. Observationes Botanicae. Opuscoli Scientifici d'una Società di Professori della Pontifical Università di Bologna 1(1): 57–80. Google Books Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur (Ubstadt-Weiher). ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca ligustica. Published online. Accessed: December 07 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca ligustica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 07. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• italiano: Palèo ligure