Genus:Festuca Family:Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Pooideae tribe: Poeae subtribe: Loliinae. Nomen number: 317897 Place of publication: Essai fl. Maine et Loire 36. 1809 Name verified on: 18-Dec-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 19-Apr-2000 Species priority site is: Western Regional PI Station (W6). Accessions:
11 in National Plant Germplasm System.
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Wilkinson, M. J. & C. A. Stace.
1988. The taxonomic relationships and typification of Festuca brevipila Tracey and F. lemanii Bastard (Poaceae).
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Wilkinson, M. J. & C. A. Stace.
1991. A new taxonomic treatment of the Festuca ovina aggregate (Poaceae) in the British Isles.
Bot. J. Linn. Soc.
106:383.
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