Festuca versicolor

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 versicolor
Subspeciesː F. v. subsp. dominii – F. v. subsp. versicolor

Name

Festuca versicolor Tausch, Flora 4: 559 (1821)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Schedonorus versicolor (Tausch) Opiz in Seznam: 89 (1852)

Homonyms

• Festuca versicolor J.Presl ex Kunth in Enum. Pl. 1: 402 (1833), pro syn. vide Festuca nigrescens Lam. in Encycl. 2: 460 (1788)

Distribution

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

References

Tausch, (1821). Flora oder (Allgemeine)] Botanische Zeitung 4: 559

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 versicolor 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 versicolor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 December 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca versicolor. Published online. Accessed: December 13 2025. Reference page.