Festuca longifolia

Festuca longifolia

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 longifolia

Name

Festuca longifolia Thuill., Fl. Env. Paris, ed. 2: 50 (1799)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Festuca duriuscula subvar. longifolia (Thuill.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 14: 213 (1913), nom. illeg.
  • Festuca duriuscula var. longifolia (Thuill.) Holandre in Fl. Moselle: 45 (1829)
  • Festuca glauca var. longifolia (Thuill.) Loisel. in Fl. Gall.: 57 (1806)
  • Festuca ovina var. longifolia (Thuill.) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 470 (1900)
• Heterotypic
  • Festuca caesia Sm. in Engl. Bot.: t. 1917 (1808)
  • Festuca cinerea subsp. caesia (Sm.) Stöhr in Wiss. Z. Martin-Luther-Univ. Halle-Wittenberg, Math.-Naturwiss. Reihe 9: 403 (1960)
  • Festuca duriuscula var. caesia (Sm.) Husn. in Graminées: 61 (1898)
  • Festuca glauca var. caesia (Sm.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 829 (1882)
  • Festuca glauca subsp. caesia (Sm.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 95 (1890)
  • Festuca longifolia f. villosa (Schrad.) Dore in Naturaliste Canad. 103: 560 (1976)
  • Festuca ovina subsp. caesia (Sm.) O.Bolòs & Vigo in Fl. Països Catalans 4: 351 (2001)
  • Festuca ovina var. caesia (Sm.) Sm. in Engl. Fl. 1: 139 (1824)
  • Festuca ovina subvar. caesia (Sm.) Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 95 (1882)
  • Festuca ovina var. glaucescens G.Mey. in Chloris Han.: 619 (1836), nom. superfl.
  • Festuca ovina f. longiaristata Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 91 (1882)
  • Festuca ovina subvar. subvillosa Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 91 (1882)
  • Festuca ovina var. villosa Schrad. in Fl. Germ.: 320 (1806)
  • Festuca ovina subvar. villosa (Schrad.) Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 91 (1882)
  • Festuca ovina f. villosa (Schrad.) Jansen in S.J.van Ooststroom & al., Fl. Neerl. 1(2): 47 (1951)

Homonyms

• Festuca longifolia Hegetschw in Fl. Schweiz: 91 (1838), nom. illeg. vide Festuca rubra L. in Sp. Pl.: 74 (1753)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Thuillier, J.L., 1799. Flore des Environs de Paris, ou Distribution Methodique des Plantes... Nouvelle Edition. 550 pp. Paris. BHL Reference page.  2, 50.

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 longifolia. Published online. Accessed: December 07 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca longifolia 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. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Festuca longifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 December 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Festuca longifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 07. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• čeština: Peiswellt glas
• Deutsch: Langblättriger Schwingel
• English: blue fescue
• 中文: 长叶羊茅

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