ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Festuca abyssinica

Name author: A.Rich.

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Festuca
Species: Festuca abyssinica
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1850

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Festuca abyssinica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

12 synonyms in this snapshot

Festuca abyssinica f. aristulataName author: St.-Yves
Festuca abyssinica var. abyssinicaName author: Not supplied
Festuca abyssinica var. acutaName author: Rendle
Festuca abyssinica var. intermediaName author: St.-Yves
Festuca abyssinica var. kenianaName author: St.-Yves
Festuca abyssinica var. schimperianaName author: (A.Rich.) St.-Yves
Festuca gelidaName author: Chiov.
Festuca restitutaName author: Steud.
Festuca rigidulaName author: Steud.
Festuca schimperianaName author: A.Rich.
Festuca tibesticaName author: Miré & Quézel
Koeleria afromontanaName author: Jacq.-Fél.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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