Festuca pulchella

Festuca pulchella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota 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 pulchella

Name

Festuca pulchella Schrad., Fl. Germ.: 336 (1806)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Leucopoa pulchella (Schrad.) H.Scholz & Foggi in Willdenowia 35: 243 (2005)
  • Schedonorus pulchellus (Schrad.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 99 (1812)
• Heterotypic
  • Festuca atrorubens Wulfen in Fl. Norica Phan.: 151 (1858), nom. superfl.
  • Festuca cernua Schult. in Oestr. Fl., ed. 2, 1: 242 (1814)
  • Festuca genuflexa Krock. in Fl. Siles., Suppl. 1: 172 (1823)
  • Festuca jurana Gren. ex Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 826 (1882), not validly publ.
  • Festuca pseudonutans Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 796 (1866), not validly publ.
  • Festuca pulchella var. angustifolia (Ducommun) Bech. in Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 37: 159 (1928)
  • Festuca pulchella var. jurana Gren. in Mém. Soc. Émul. Doubs, sér. 3, 10: 925 (1864)
  • Festuca pulchella var. latifolia (Ducommun) Bech. in Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 37: 159 (1928)
  • Festuca pulchella subvar. plicata Huter ex Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 192 (1882)
  • Festuca pulchella var. punctulata Gand. in Nov. Consp. Fl. Eur.: 504 (1910)
  • Festuca refracta Krock. in Fl. Siles., Suppl. 1: 172 (1823), pro syn.
  • Festuca rhomboidea Kit. in Linnaea 32: 314 (1864)
  • Festuca scheuchzeri Gaudin in Alpina 3: 70 (1808)
  • Festuca scheuchzeri var. angustifolia Ducommun in Taschenb. Schweiz. Bot.: 882 (1869)
  • Festuca scheuchzeri var. latifolia Ducommun in Taschenb. Schweiz. Bot.: 882 (1869)
  • Festuca scheuchzeri var. plicata Huter ex Krajina in Veröff. Geobot. Inst. Rübel Zürich 10: 52 (1933), pro syn.
  • Festuca scheuchzeriformis Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 796 (1866)
  • Festuca spadicea Miel. in Bot. Taschenb. Anfänger Wiss. Apothekerkunst 11: 184 (1800), nom. nud.
  • Leucopoa pulchella subsp. jurana (Gren.) H.Scholz & Foggi in Willdenowia 35: 243 (2005)
  • Schedonorus nutans Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 704 (1817)
  • Schedonorus scheuchzeri (Gaudin) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 99 (1812)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regionalː Central Europe Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland Regionalː Southeastern Europe NW. Balkan Pen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schrader, H.A. 1806. Flora Germanica auctore Henrico Adolpho Schrader. Gottingae. BHL Reference page. ː 1:336, t. 5, fig. 5.

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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca pulchella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca pulchella. Published online. Accessed: December 11 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Festuca pulchella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 December 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Festuca pulchella in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 11. Reference page. 

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