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Taxon:  Festuca arundinacea Schreb.



Summary
Genus:
Festuca
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Loliinae
Nomen number:
16631
Place of publication:
Spic. fl. lips. 57. 1771 Jul-Oct
Comment:
the priority of this name vis-à-vis Poa phoenix Scop. (1771) is uncertain
Verified:
11/21/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. arundinacea (0 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. atlantigena (St.-Yves) Auquier (0 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. atlantigena (St.-Yves) Auquier f. pseudomairei (Litard. & Maire) Auquier (0 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. cirtensis (St.-Yves) Gamisans (0 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. fenas (Lag.) Arcang. (0 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. orientalis (Hack.) K. Richt. (0 active accession[s])
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. subsp. uechtritziana (Wiesb.) Hegi (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Festuca elatior L.
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Common names
English
reed fescue –
tall fescue –
French
fétuque élevée –
fétuque roseau –
German
Rohrschwingel –
Italian
festuca arundinacea –
Japanese Rōmaji
oni-ushi-no-kegusa –
Portuguese
erva-corneira –
Spanish
cañuela alta –
Swedish
rörsvingel –
Transcribed Chinese
wei zhuang yang mao –
Distribution
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia]
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan [Baluchistan]
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores]
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Free State, Eastern Cape, Western Cape]
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina]
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador
Economic Uses
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=16631. Accessed 14 March 2025.

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