Festuca alpestris

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 alpestris

Festuca alpestris Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 722 (1817)

Homotypic
- Festuca varia var. alpestris (Roem. & Schult.) Velen. in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 7, 1(8): 46 (1886)
- Festuca varia subsp. alpestris (Roem. & Schult.) Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 171 (1882)

Festuca alpestris Wulfen in Fl. Norica Phan.: 151 (1858), nom. illeg. vide Festuca rubra L. in Sp. Pl.: 74 (1753)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regionalː Central Europe Italy, NW. Balkan Pen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. 1817. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 1. XXVIII+642 pp. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page.

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