Festuca membranacea

Festuca membranacea

Festuca membranacea

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 membranacea

Name

Festuca membranacea (L.) Druce, Ann. Scott. Nat. Hist. 1906: 229 (1906)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Festuca linneana Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 303 (1854), nom. superfl.
  • Stipa membranacea L. in Sp. Pl.: 560 (1753)
  • Vulpia linneana Parl. in Giorn. Bot. Ital. 1: 346 (1844), nom. superfl.
  • Vulpia membranacea (L.) Dumort. in Observ. Gramin. Belg.: 100 (1824)
• Heterotypic
  • Bromus hordeiformis Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 195 (1791)
  • Festuca agrestis Loisel. in Fl. Gall., ed. 2, 1: 87 (1828)
  • Festuca longiseta Brot. in Fl. Lusit. 1: 116 (1804)
  • Festuca longiseta var. monandra Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 47 (1940)
  • Festuca longiseta var. triandra Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 47 (1940)
  • Festuca pyramidata Link in J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(2): 315 (1800)
  • Festuca uniglumis subsp. agrestis (Loisel.) Tourlet in Fl. Indre-et-Loire: 581 (1908)
  • Festuca uniglumis var. longiseta (Brot.) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 552 (1901)
  • Vulpia agrestis (Loisel.) Duval-Jouve in Rev. Sci. Nat. (Montpellier), sér. 2, 2: 49 (1880)
  • Vulpia fontanesii Parl. in Pl. Nov.: 50 (1842)
  • Vulpia longiseta (Brot.) Hack. in Cat. Rais. Gramin. Portugal: 24 (1880)
  • Vulpia membranacea var. agrestis (Loisel.) Corb. in Nouv. Fl. Normandie: 644 (1894)
  • Vulpia membranacea subsp. longiseta (Brot.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 14: 258 (1913)
  • Vulpia membranacea var. longiseta (Brot.) Maire & Weiller in Fl. Afrique N. 3: 175 (1955)
  • Vulpia membranacea var. longiseta (Brot.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 819 (1882)
  • Vulpia membranacea var. meridionalis A.Camus in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 11: 130 (1945)
  • Vulpia membranacea var. occidentalis A.Camus in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 11: 130 (1943)
  • Vulpia membranacea subvar. occidentalis (A.Camus) Litard. in Candollea 11: 185 (1948)
  • Vulpia pyramidata (Link) Rothm. in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 52: 270 (1943)
  • Vulpia uniglumis var. longiseta (Brot.) Husn. in Graminées: 67 (1898)

Homonyms

• Festuca membranacea Kit. in Linnaea 32: 313 (1864), nom. nud. vide Lolium arundinaceum subsp. arundinaceum

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regionalː Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Continental: Europe Regionalː Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Spain Regionalː Central Europe Belgium Regionalː Southeastern Europe NW. Balkan Pen Continental: Europa RegionalːSouthwestern Asia Cyprus, Lebanon., Palestin, Türkiye Introduced into: Canary Is., Germany, Netherlands References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Druce, 1906. Annals of Scottish Natural History. Edinburgh 1906: 229

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

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca membranacea. Published online. Accessed: December 08 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca membranacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Festuca membranacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 December 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: cadios

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