Festuca L.
(fescue grasses)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Festuca filiformis
Fine-leaved Sheep’s-fescue
(Click to open)
 		Species 5 images
Festuca gigantea
Giant Fescue
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 images
Festuca rubra
Red Fescue
Plant (Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 14 images
Festuca rubra agg.
red fescues
Species aggregate 1 ident. refs
Festuca vivipara
Viviparous Sheep’s-fescue
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusFestuca (fescue grasses)
TribePoeae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Rand, M. 2010 Grasses in Hampshire http://hantsplants.org.uk/articles.php

Festuca (fescue grasses) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Festuca (fescue grasses)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 191 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Festuca (fescue grasses)
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