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Festuca
Sign in to saveFestuca (fescue) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family Poaceae (subfamily Pooideae). They are evergreen or herbaceous, perennial, tufted grasses with a height range of and a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. The genus is closely related to ryegrass (Lolium), and recent evidence from phylogenetic studies using DNA sequencing of plant mitochondrial DNA shows that the genus lacks monophyly. As a result, plant taxonomists have moved several species, including the forage grasses tall fescue and meadow fescue, from the genus Festuca int
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Festuca is a genus within the family Poaceae. It belongs to the order Poales and the class Liliopsida, under the phylum Tracheophyta and kingdom Plantae. The scientific name is Festuca Tourn. ex L., and it is accepted as a valid taxon.
This genus comprises approximately 100 species of perennial or annual grasses that are either dwarf or tall. These plants are distributed across temperate and cold regions. Records indicate occurrences in the United States, Canada, Peru, Mexico, and China.
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Species
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Festuca
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
羊茅属（学名：Festuca）是禾本科下的一个属，为多年生、少数一年生、矮小或高大草本植物。该属共有约100种，分布于温带和寒带地区。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6,844
- With media
- 4,442
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, SD, RENO, IBUNAM, INECOL, ETSU
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Peru, Mexico, China
Research
2,004 papersvia PubMed
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- Uses
- Infrageneric ranks
- Species
- Formerly placed here
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Festuca (fescue) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family Poaceae (subfamily Pooideae). They are evergreen or herbaceous, perennial, tufted grasses with a height range of and a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. The genus is closely related to ryegrass (Lolium), and recent evidence from phylogenetic studies using DNA sequencing of plant mitochondrial DNA shows that the genus lacks monophyly. As a result, plant taxonomists have moved several species, including the forage grasses tall fescue and meadow fescue, from the genus Festuca into the genus Lolium or alternatively into the segregated genus Schedonorus.
Because the taxonomy is complex, scientists have not determined how many true species belong to the genus, but estimates range from more than 400 to over 640.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Festuca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.