Festuca airoides

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 airoides

Festuca airoides Lam., Encycl. 2: 464 (1788).

Homotypic
- Festuca ovina subsp. airoides (Lam.) O.Bolòs & Vigo, Fl. Països Catalans 4: 351 (2001).
Heterotypic
- Festuca montis-aurei Delarbre, Fl. Auvergne, ed. 2: 696 (1800).
- Festuca duriuscula var. alpina Wimm. & Grab., Fl. Siles. 1: 85 (1827).
  - Festuca ovina var. alpina (Wimm. & Grab.) Godr. in J.C.M.Grenier & G.Godron, Fl. France Corse 3: 571 (1856).
- Festuca ovina var. sudetica Kitt., Taschenb. Fl. Deutschl., ed. 3, 1: 125 (1853).
- Festuca supina Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 784 (1866).
  - Festuca ovina var. supina (Schur) Hack., Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 88 (1882).
  - Festuca ovina subsp. supina (Schur) Oborny, Fl. Mähren: 151 (1882).
  - Festuca ovina proles supina (Schur) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 14: 210 (1913).
  - Gnomonia ovina var. supina (Schur) Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 224 (1915).
- Festuca ovina subvar. grandiflora Hack., Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 89 (1882).
  - Festuca ovina var. grandiflora (Hack.) Schinz & R.Keller, Fl. Schweiz, ed. 2, 1: 26 (1905).

Festuca airoides Mutel, Fl. Franç. Herbor. 4: 115 (1837), nom. illeg. vide Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 97 (1812).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Lamarck, J.-B. 1786–1788. Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Tome 2. 774 pp. Panckoucke, Paris; Plomteux, Liége. BHL Reference page.

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 airoides. Published online. Accessed: Aug-30 2017. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Festuca airoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Aug 30. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Festuca airoides. Accessed: 6 Dec 2025.Reference page.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Festuca airoides in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 6.Reference page.