ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Festuca alpina

Name author: Suter

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 alpina
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1802

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

13 synonyms in this snapshot

Festuca alpina subsp. riveraeName author: Chas, Kerguélen & Plonka
Festuca alpina var. gaucheriName author: (St.-Yves) Kerguélen
Festuca alpina var. subviolaceaName author: Ducommun
Festuca alpina var. suteriName author: St.-Yves
Festuca alpina var. viridisName author: Ducommun
Festuca malyiName author: Widder
Festuca micevskianaName author: Kostad.
Festuca ovina subsp. alpinaName author: (Suter) Hack.
Festuca ovina var. alpinaName author: (Suter) Wimm. & Grab.
Festuca ovina var. djurdjuraeName author: (Trab.) St.-Yves
Festuca ovina var. gaucheriName author: St.-Yves
Festuca ovina var. suteriName author: St.-Yves
Poa ovina var. alpinaName author: (Suter) Wimm. & Grab.

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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