Festuca rupicaprina

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 rupicaprina

Festuca rupicaprina (Hack.) A.Kern. in Sched. Fl. Exs. Austro-Hung. 3: 145 (1884)

Homotypic
- Festuca halleri subsp. rupicaprina (Hack.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 829 (1882)
- Festuca ovina var. rupicaprina Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 114 (1882)

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

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.
Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2024. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 3. Kritische Gattungen. 824 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur (Ubstadt-Weiher). ISBN 978-3-95505-466-3 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca rupicaprina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 14. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Festuca rupicaprina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 December 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca rupicaprina. Published online. Accessed: December 14 2025. Reference page.