Festuca violacea

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 violacea
Subspecies:F. v. subsp. handelii – F. v. subsp. italica – F. v. subsp. macrathera – F. v. subsp. violacea

Festuca violacea Ser. ex Gaudin, Alpina 3: 57 (1808)

Homotypic
- Festuca ovina var. violacea (Ser. ex Gaudin) W.D.J.Koch in Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv.: 812 (1837)
- Festuca rubra subvar. schleicheri St.-Yves in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 121 (1924)
- Festuca rubra subsp. violacea (Ser. ex Gaudin) Hack. in Monogr. Festuc. Eur.: 132 (1882)
- Festuca rubra var. violacea (Ser. ex Gaudin) Hack. in Bot. Centralbl. 8: 406 (1881)
- Schedonorus violaceus (Ser. ex Gaudin) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 99 (1812)

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

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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Festuca violacea 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 violacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 December 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Festuca violacea. Published online. Accessed: December 13 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Festuca violacea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 13. Reference page.