Festuca elegans

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 elegans

Festuca elegans Boiss., Elench. Pl. Nov.: 92 (1838)

Heterotypic
- Festuca elegans subsp. merinoi (Pau) Fuente & Ortúñez in Folia Geobot. 36: 402 (2001)
- Festuca merinoi Pau in Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 1: 51 (1902)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regionalː Northern Africa Morocco Continental: Europe Regionalː Southeastern Europe Portugal, Spain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Boissier, P.E. 1838. Elenchus Plantarum Novarum minusque cognitarum quas in itinere hispanico legit. 94 pp. Geneve. BHL Reference page. 92.

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. 2025. Festuca elegans. Published online. Accessed: December 05 2025. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 05. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Festuca elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 December 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. 05. Published online. Accessed: December 2025. Reference page.