Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Vulpia is generally included in Festuca but Lolium may also become synonymous (Díaz-Pérez et al. 2014; Inda et al. 2014; Soreng et al. 2015; Cheng et al. 2016). Being published simultaneously, Lolium and Festuca would have equal priority until an author establishes one over the other (Art. 11.5), although retaining the much larger genus Festuca would probably be more practical. Columbus & Smith, Jr. (2010) favored the use of Festuca and treating Lolium as its synonym.
Classification
Citation
FESTUCA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 73. 1753.
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TYPE: Festuca ovina Linnaeus 1753. Lectotypified by Nash, in Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 1: 269. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festuca bromoides | BROME FESCUE | Not Native UPL (NWPL) | ||
| Festuca myuros | RATTAIL FESCUE | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Festuca octoflora | SIXWEEKS FESCUE | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Festuca sciurea | SQUIRRELTAIL FESCUE | Native | ||
| Festuca subverticillata | NODDING FESCUE | Native FACU (NWPL) |
[Family identification key]
1. Perennial; spikelets 4-5(7) mm long, with 2-4 florets; anthers 3
1. Annual (perennial); spikelets 3.5-12 mmm long, with 3-11(17) florets; anthers 1(3)
2
2. Lower glume 0.5-2 mm long, <1/2 the length of the upper glume
2. Lower glume 1.5-5 mm long, >1/2 the length of the upper glume
3
3. Lemmas 2.5-5 mm long, the apices more pubescent than the bases; caryopses 1.5-2.5 mm long
3. Lemmas 2.7-9.5 mm long, if pubescent, the apices no more so than the bases but occasionally ciliate; caryopses 1.7-6.5 mm long
4
4. Inflorescence nodes with 1 branch; spikelets with (1)4-8 florets, the internodes 0.6-1.1 mm long; caryopses 3.5-5 mm long
4. Inflorescence nodes with 1-2 branches; spikelets with (4)5-11(17) florets, the internodes 0.5-0.7 mm long; caryopses 1.7-3.7 mm long
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amphigenes | Amphigenes Janka, Linnaea 30: 619. 1860. | TYPE: Festuca nutans Host 1809. | |
| Anatherum | Anatherum Nábelek, Spisy Prir. Fak. Masarykovy Univ. 111: 10. 1929, non Palisot de Beauvois 1812. | TYPE: Anatherum tauricola Nábelek 1929. = Nabelekia Roshevitz 1937. | |
| Argillochloa | Argillochloa W. A. Weber, Phytologia 55: 1. 1984. | TYPE: Argillochloa dasyclada (Hackel ex Beal) W. A. Weber 1984. (Festuca dasyclada Hackel ex Beal 1875.) | |
| Asprella | Asprella Host, Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 4: 17. 1809, non Schreber 1789. | TYPE: Asprella nardiformmis Host 1809, nom. illegit. (Nardus aristata Linnaeus 1767, nom. illegit.; Nardus incurva Gouan 1762.) | |
| Chloammia | Chloammia Rafinesque, Neogenyton 4. 1825. | TYPE: Festuca tenella Willdenow 1797. Lectotypified by Hitchcock, U.S.D.A. Bull. (1915-23) 772: 30. 1920. | |
| Ctenopsis | Ctenopsis De Notaris, Index Sem. (Genoa) 26. 1847. | TYPE: Ctenopsis pectinella (Delile) De Notaris 1847. (Festuca pectinella Delile 1836.) | |
| Dasiola | Dasiola Rafinesque, Neogenyton 4. 1825. | TYPE: Dasiola elliotea Rafinesque 1825. | |
| Dielsiochloa | Dielsiochloa Pilger, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 73: 99. 1943. | TYEP: Dielsiochloa floribunda (Pilger) Pilger 1943. (Trisetum floribundum Pilger 1906.) | |
| Distomomischus | Distomomischus Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées 91. 1867. | TYPE: = Vulpia C. Gmelin 1805. | |
| Drymochloa | Drymochloa Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 19: 96. 1984. | TYPE: Drymochloa drymeja (Mertens & W. D. J. Koch) Holub 1984. (Festuca drymeja Mertens & W. D. J. Koch 1823.) | |
| Festucaria | Festucaria Heister ex Fabricius, Enum. Pl. 207. 1759. | TYPE: = Festuca Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Festucaria | Festucaria Link, Linnaea 17: 398. 1844, non Heister ex Fabricius 1759. | TYPE: Festucaria psilantha (Link) Link 1844. (Brachypodium psilanthum Link 1833.) Lectotypified by Stace, Nord. J. Bot. 1: 20. 1981. | |
| Gnomonia | Gnomonia Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 224. 1915, non Cesati & De Notaris 1863. | TYPE: = Festuca Linnaeus1753 | |
| Gramen | Gramen E. H. L. Krause, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 12(2): 331. 1914, non Séguier 1754. | TYPE: Gramen rubrum (Linnaeus) E. H. L. Krause 1914. (Festuca rubra Linnaeus 1753.) | |
| Helerochloa | Hellerochloa Rauschert, Taxon 31: 561. 1982. | TYPE: Hellerochloa livida (Kunth) Rauschert 1982. (Bromus lividus Kunth 1816.) Substitute name for Helleria E. Fournier 1886, non Nees von Esenbeck & Martius 1824. | |
| Helleria | Helleria E. Fournier, Mexic. Pl. 2: 128. 1886, non Nees von Esenbeck & Martius 1824. | TYPE: Helleria livida (Kunth) E. Fournier 1886. (Bromus lividus Kunth 1816.) = Hellerochloa Rauschert 1982. | |
| Hesperochloa | Hesperochloa (Piper) Rydberg, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 106. Mar 1912. | BASIONYM: Festuca Linnaeus, subg. Hesperochloa Piper, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 10. 1906. | TYPE: Festuca confinis Vasey 1884. |
| Leiopoa | Leiopoa Ohwi, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 1: 66. 1932. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Leucopoa | Leucopoa Grisebach, in Ledebour, Fl. Ross. 4: 383. 1852. | TYPE: Leucopoa sibirica Grisebach 1852, nom. illegit. (Poa albida Turczaninow ex Trinius 1830; Leucopoa albida (Turczaninow ex Trinius) V. I. Kreczetowicz & Bobrov 1934. | |
| Loliolum | Loliolum V. I. Kreczetowicz & Bobrov, in Komarov, Fl. URSS 2: 765. 1934. | TYPE: Loliolum orientale (Boissier) V. I. Kreczetowicz & Bobrov 1934. (Nardurus orientalis Boissier 1846.) | |
| Loretia | Loretia Duval-Jouve, Rev. Sci. Nat. (Montpellier), ser. 2. 2: 38. 1880. | TYPE: Loretia geniculata (Linnaeus) Duval-Jouve 1880. (Bromus geniculatus Linnaeus 1767.) Lectotypified by Cotton & Stace, Bot. Not. 130: 187. 1977. | |
| Micropyrum | Micropyrum (Gaudin) Link, Linnaea 17: 397. 1844. | BASIONYM: Triticum Linnaeus, sect. Micropyrum Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 1: 366. 1828. | TYPE: Micropyrum tenellum (Linnaeus) Link 1844. (Triticum tenellum Linnaeus 1759.) |
| Mygalurus | Mygalurus Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 92. 1821. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Nabelekia | Nabelekia Roshevitz, Zlaki Vved. Izutch. Korm. Khlebn. Zlakov 254. 1937. | TYPE: Nabelekia tauricola (Nábelek) Roshevitz 1937. (Anatherum tauricola Nábelek 1929.) Replacement name for Anatherum Nábelek 1929, non Palisot de Beauvois 1812. | |
| Narduretia | Narduretia Villar, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 16: 100. 1925. | TYPE: Narduretia delicatula (Lagasca y Segura) Villar 1925. (Festuca delicatula Lagasca y Segura 1805.) | |
| Narduroides | Narduroides Rouy, in Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 14: 301. 1913. | TYPE: Narduroides salzmannii (Boissier) Rouy 1913. (Nardurus salzmannii Boissier 1844.) | |
| Nardurus | Nardurus (Bluff et al.) Reichenbach, Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch 39. 1841, nom. nud. | BASIONYM: Brachypodium Palisot de Beauvois, sect. Nardurus Bluff et al., in Bluff & Fingerhuth, Comp. Fl. German., ed. 2. 1: 193. 1836. | TYPE: Nardurus tenellus Reichenbach ex Godron 1844, by implication. See Index Nom. Gen. 3: 1415 1979, sub Prosphysis Dulac. |
| Podophorus | Podophorus Philippi, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 14: 648. 1856. | TYPE: Podophorus bromoides Philippi 1856. | |
| Prosphysis | Prosphysis Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées 67. 1867. | TYPE: Prosphysis tenella (Reichenbach ex Godron) Dulac 1867. (Nardurus tenellus Reichenbach ex Godron 1844.) = Nardurus (Bluff et al.) Reichenbach 1841. | |
| Psilurus | Psilurus Trinius, Fund. Agrost. 93. 1820. | TYPE: Psilurus nardoides Trinius 1820, nom. illegit. (Nardus aristata Linnaeus 1767, nom. illegit.; Nardus incurva Gouan 1762.) Replacement name for Asprella Host 1809, non Schreber 1789. | |
| Vulpia | Vulpia C. C. Gmelin, Fl. Bad. 1: 8. 1805. | TYPE: Vulpia myuros (Linnaeus) C. C. Gmelin 1805. (Festuca myuros Linnaeus 1753.) | |
| Wasatchia | Wasatchia M. E. Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 14: 16. Jun 1912. | TYPE: = Hesperochloa (Piper) Rydberg Mar 1912. | |
| Zerna | Zerna Panzer, Ideen Rev. Gräs. 46, 59. 1813; Denkschr. Koenigl. Akad. Wiss. Muenchen 4(3): 296, 309. 1814. | TYPE: = Vulpia C. C. Gmelin 1805. |