Poaceae
Festuca

Festuca ovina L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 73 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sakhalin, South European Russi, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Extinct in:

Netherlands

Introduced into:

California, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Delaware, Iceland, Illinois, Kentucky, Kerguelen, Madeira, Maine, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Georgia, Utah, Vermont, Washington

Recorded in error in:

Belgium

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Grubov, V.I. (2008). Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia (with an atlas) 2: 1-503. Academy of Sciences, Mongolian People's Republic, Ulaan Bator.
  • Haveman, R. (2015). Het Festuca-ovina complex in Nederland. 3. De smalbladige schapengrassen. Gorteria; Mededelingenblad ten Dienste van de Floristiek en het Vegetatie-Onderzoek van Nederland 37: 181-191.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Marhold, K. (ed.) (2012). IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 14. Taxon 61: 1336-1345.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bor, N.L. (1968). Flora of Iraq 9: 1-588. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Frenot, Y., Chown, S.L., Whinam, J., Selkirk, P.M., Convey, P., Skotnicki, M. & Bergstrom,D.M. (2005). Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications. Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 80: 45-72.
  • Garcillán, P.P. & al. (2013). Plantas no nativas naturalizadas de la península de Baja California, México. Botanical Sciences 91: 461-475.
  • Grubov, V.I. (2008). Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia (with an atlas) 2: 1-503. Academy of Sciences, Mongolian People's Republic, Ulaan Bator.
  • Haveman, R. (2015). Het Festuca-ovina complex in Nederland. 3. De smalbladige schapengrassen. Gorteria; Mededelingenblad ten Dienste van de Floristiek en het Vegetatie-Onderzoek van Nederland 37: 181-191.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Marhold, K. (ed.) (2012). IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 13. Taxon 61: 889-902.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Sheremetova, S.A., Ebel, A.L. & Buko, T.E. (2011). Supplement to the flora of Kemerovo region since 2001 till 2010. Turczaninowia 14(1): 65-74.
  • Stepantsova, N.V. (2010). Additions to the "flora of Siberia" in Lena-Katanga floristic area of Irkutsk region. Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 95: 992-1005.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 9, 1974 Anderson, N.J. [297] Northern Europe K000913103 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johns, C.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912742 No
Hubbard, C.E. [13174] United Kingdom K002912791 No
Fellman, N.I. [343] Northern Europe K000913102 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kennedy, J.; Byrne [121] United Kingdom K002912727 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [4322] United Kingdom K002912790 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912757 No
Clarke, C.B. [350] United Kingdom K002912755 No
Hubbard, C.E. [L20675] United Kingdom K002912820 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912783 No
Hubbard, C.E. [47/6/56] United Kingdom K002912733 No
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912823 No
Ballard, F.; Hubbard, C.E. [58] United Kingdom K002912746 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912798 No
Milne-Redhead, G.; Summerhayes, V.S. [5411] United Kingdom K002912847 No
Clarke, C.B. [46897] United Kingdom K002912765 No
{R. P. Committee} [494] United Kingdom K002912775 No
Trist, P.J.O. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912829 No
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.); Summerhayes, V.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912789 No
Hubbard, C.E. [BM5] United Kingdom K002912814 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912777 No
Hubbard, C.E. [12774FOH] United Kingdom K002912808 No
Sprague, T.A.; Hubbard, C.E. [7] United Kingdom K002912751 No
Clarke, C.B. [46897] United Kingdom K002912771 No
Johnston, H.B. [2019] United Kingdom K002912842 No
Fellman, N.I. [344] Northern Europe K000913104 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sheahan, M.C. [290] United Kingdom K001890855 No
Wallroth, C.F.W. [s.n.] K000913126 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912725 No
Hubbard, C.E. [10949] United Kingdom K002912797 No
Johnston, H.B. [2017] United Kingdom K002912841 No
Thompson, H.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912747 No
Hubbard, C. [11] United Kingdom K002912787 No
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912773 No
Hubbard, C.E. [21564F] United Kingdom K002912731 No
Hubbard, C.E. [11802] United Kingdom K002912796 No
Ballard, F.; Hubbard, C.E. [24] United Kingdom K002912749 No
Hubbard, C.E. [BM7] United Kingdom K002912807 No
Dony, J.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912844 No
Hubbard, C.E. [BM4] United Kingdom K002912819 No
Hubbard, C.E. [14/8/56] United Kingdom K002912732 No
s.coll. [1613] United Kingdom K002912830 No
Swann, E.L. [1611A] United Kingdom K002912838 No
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [4509] United Kingdom K002912766 No
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912744 No
Johnston, H.B. [3021] United Kingdom K002912828 No
Dorey, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912845 No
Hubbard, C.E. [12774FO] United Kingdom K002912822 No
Hubbard, C.E. [BM9] United Kingdom K002912812 No
Fritsch, Baron, von; Rein [410] Morocco K000345313 Unknown Type Material Yes
Philcox, D. [2107] United Kingdom K002912759 No
{R. P. Committee} [493] United Kingdom K002912767 No
Hubbard, C.E. [18/6/56] United Kingdom K002912730 No
Townsend, C.C. [2] United Kingdom K002912824 No
Kennedy Byrne, J. [218] United States K002912802 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912724 No
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912811 No
Summerhayes, V.S.; Hubbard, C.E. [790] United Kingdom K002912785 No
Hubbard, C.E. [10943] United Kingdom K002912799 No
Berlase, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912726 No
Hubbard, C.E. [F.13672I] United Kingdom K002912832 No
Bell, P.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912760 No
Hubbard, C.E. [WV] United Kingdom K002912836 No
Hubbard, C.E. [BM2] United Kingdom K002912813 No
Townsend, C.C. [1] United Kingdom K002912825 No
Hubbard, C.E. [19/6/56] United Kingdom K002912728 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912809 No
Clarke, C.B. [46897] United Kingdom K002912780 No
Stewart, O. [OS202/79] United Kingdom K002912739 No
Hubbard, C.E. [B20675] United Kingdom K002912817 No
Cosson [s.n.] Morocco K000345312 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnston, H.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912805 No
Fellman, N.I. [345] Northern Europe K000913105 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Fraser, G.A.; [J. Chupple]; [G. K. A. L.] [4440] United Kingdom K002912738 No
Hubbard, C.E. [10857] United Kingdom K002912800 No
Clarke, C.B. [351] United Kingdom K002912756 No
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912764 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [3341] United Kingdom K002912743 No
Hubbard, C.E.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [276] United Kingdom K002912770 No
s.coll. [1569b] United Kingdom K002912745 No
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912774 No
Hooker [s.n.] Morocco K000345314 Unknown Type Material Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.); Summerhayes, V.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912788 No
Martins, C.F. [s.n.] Spain K000913125 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [279] United Kingdom K002912769 No
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912740 No
Summerhayes, V.S.; Hubbard, C.E. [789] United Kingdom K002912786 No
Dony, J.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912846 No
Hubbard, C.E. [F13672G] United Kingdom K002912837 No
Allard, E.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912843 No
Hubbard, C.E. [F13672H] United Kingdom K002912831 No
Crosby, J.L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912840 No
Bullock, A.A. [100A] United Kingdom K002912776 No
Howell, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912763 No
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912781 No
Markgraf-Dannenberg, I. [s.n.] Ireland K000913127 Type Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912735 No
Summerhayes, V.S.; Hubbard, C.E. [792] United Kingdom K002912782 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912827 No
Henning, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912722 No
Lindberg, H. [4369] Morocco K003060681 No
Milne-Redhead, G. [3204] United Kingdom K002912848 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912734 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912723 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912839 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [1182] United Kingdom K002912761 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [4323] United Kingdom K002912737 No
Hubbard, C.E. [10949] United Kingdom K002912795 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912779 No
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912768 No
Hubbard, C.E. [10938] United Kingdom K002912794 No
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912784 No
Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912748 No
Hubbard, C.E. [13622] United Kingdom K002912758 No
Taylor, P.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912849 No
Hubbard, C.E. [12774BM] United Kingdom K002912804 No
Hubbard, C.E. [P20675] United Kingdom K002912818 No
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912741 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [829/9 2204] United Kingdom K002912762 No
Clarke, C.B. [351] United Kingdom K002912754 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912833 No
Hubbard, C.E. [BM8] United Kingdom K002912803 No
Hubbard, C.E. [W6] United Kingdom K002912835 No
Smith, C.A. [6047] United Kingdom K002912772 No
Hubbard, C.E. [10859] United Kingdom K002912793 No
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912810 No
Hubbard, C.E. [210664] United Kingdom K002912729 No
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912778 No
Bell, P.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912834 No
Fraser, J.; Marsden-Jones, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912750 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [826/9c] United Kingdom K002912753 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912792 No
Hancock, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912736 No
Jury, S.L.; Springate, L.S. [11454] Morocco K003060680 No
Hubbard, C.E. [BM3] United Kingdom K002912815 No
Sprague, T.A.; Hubbard, C.E. [18] United Kingdom K002912752 No
Hubbard, C.E. [11016] United Kingdom K002912801 No
Hubbard, C.E. [45/6/56] United Kingdom K002912721 No
Trist, P.J.O. [67012] United Kingdom K002912806 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002912826 No
Hubbard, C.E. [BM1] United Kingdom K002912816 No
Gautier, G. [19] France K000913128 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerguelen, M. [7229] France K000913124 Type Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [i20675] United Kingdom K002912821 No
Oct 1, 1976 Rechinger K.H.; Rechinger, F. [889] Iran Festuca glaucoidea K000912880 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1976 Taquet [1866] Korea, South Festuca ovina subsp. coreana K000913237 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1976 Wilford, C. [700] Korea, South Festuca ovina subsp. coreana K000913240 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Festuca ovina subsp. coreana K000913238 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bunge, A.A.von [s.n.] Festuca ovina subsp. coreana K000913241 Unknown Type Material Yes

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