Festuca sororia

Festuca sororia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocota Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Loliinae
Genus: Festuca
Species: Festuca sororia

Name

Festuca sororia Piper, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 198 (1913).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Festuca subulata var. sororia (Piper) St.-Yves, Candollea 2: 285 (1925).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Missouri. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Piper, C.V. 1913. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 16: 198.

Links

• 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Festuca sororia. Published online. Accessed: Aug-31 2017. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Festuca sororia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Aug 31. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: ravine fescue

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