Festuca quadriflora

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 quadriflora

Festuca quadriflora Walter, Fl. Carol.: 81 (1788)

Heterotypic
- Dasiola elliotea Raf. in Neogenyton: 4 (1825)
- Festuca monandra Elliott in Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 170 (1816), pro syn.
- Festuca sciurea Nutt. in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 147 (1835)
- Vulpia elliotea (Raf.) Fernald in Rhodora 47: 106 (1945)
- Vulpia quadriflora Trin. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 780 (1841)
- Vulpia sciurea (Nutt.) Henrard in Blumea 2: 323 (1937)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Eastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Regionalː Eastern Central USA Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Walter, T. 1788. Flora Caroliniana, secundum Systema vegetabilium Linnæi digesta, characteres essentiales naturalesve et differentias veras exhibens; cum emendationibus numerosis, descriptionum antea evulgatarum adumbrationes stirpium plus mille continens, necnon generibus novis non paucis, speciebus plurimis novisq. ornata. viii+263 pp., John Fraser, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.9458 Reference page. 81

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Tropicos.org 2025. Festuca quadriflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 December 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Festuca quadriflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 11. Reference page.