Festuca vaginata

Festuca vaginata

Festuca vaginata

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 vaginata

Name

Festuca vaginata Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 116 (1809)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Festuca caesia subsp. vaginata (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Patzke in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 108: 506 (1961), not validly publ.
  • Festuca ovina var. vaginata (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Wimm. & Grab. in Fl. Siles. 1: 83 (1827)
• Heterotypic
  • Bromus glaucus Rchb. in Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 37 (1830), pro syn.
  • Festuca amethystina Host in Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 2: 63 (1802), nom. illeg.
  • Festuca arenaria Kit. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 628 (1840), not validly publ.
  • Festuca cana Kit. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 629 (1840), not validly publ.
  • Festuca dominii Krajina in Acta Bot. Bohem. 9: 198 (1930)
  • Festuca glauca subsp. buiae Prodan in Fl. Român., ed. 2: 1234 (1939)
  • Festuca neilreicheana J.Vetter in Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 66: 125 (1917)
  • Festuca ovina var. amethystina Alef. in Landw. Fl.: 354 (1866)
  • Festuca ovina f. mucronata Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 97 (1882)
  • Festuca psammophila subsp. dominii (Krajina) P.Šmarda in Pl. Syst. Evol. 266: 222 (2007)
  • Festuca teyberi Vetter in Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 65: 148 (1915)
  • Festuca trigenea J.Vetter in Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 67: 183 (1917)
  • Festuca vaginata var. aristata Pawlus in Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 29: 275 (1983 publ. 1985)
  • Festuca vaginata subsp. buiae (Prodan) Beldie in T.Săvulescu, Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 539 (1972)
  • Festuca vaginata subsp. dominii (Krajina) Soó in R.Sóo & S.A.Jávorka, Magyar Növényvilág Kézikönyve 2: 921 (1951)
  • Festuca vaginata var. dominii (Krajina) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 2: 190 (1955)
  • Festuca vaginata var. dubia Beldie in T.Săvulescu, Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 790 (1972)
  • Festuca vaginata subvar. mucronata (Hack.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 18: 371 (1973)
  • Poa glauca var. vaginata Wimm. & Grab. in Fl. Siles. 1: 87 (1827)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Central Europe Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Hungary, Poland Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Ukraine References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Waldst. & Kit. 1809. Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis 116.

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 vaginata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Festuca vaginata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 December 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca vaginata. Published online. Accessed: December 13 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca vaginata. Published online. Accessed: December 13 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• беларуская: влагалищна власатка
• čeština: kostřava pochvatá
• polski: Kostrzewa pochwiasta
• українська: Костриця піхвяста

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