ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Festuca ovina

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

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 ovina
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

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Festuca ovina f. ovinaName author: Not supplied
Festuca ovina f. sciaphilaName author: (Schur) Hack.
Festuca ovina f. semiviviparaName author: Norm.
Festuca ovina f. submucronataName author: Soó
Festuca ovina f. supinoidesName author: Krajina
Festuca ovina f. umbrosaName author: Hack.
Festuca ovina f. variegataName author: Krajina
Festuca ovina f. violascensName author: Krajina
Festuca ovina f. viridifloraName author: Krajina
Festuca ovina f. viridisName author: Pamp.
Festuca ovina subsp. coreanaName author: (St.-Yves) E.B.Alexeev
Festuca ovina subsp. elataName author: (Drobow) Tzvelev
Festuca ovina subsp. firmulaceaName author: (Markgr.-Dann.) Prob.
Festuca ovina subsp. guestphalicaName author: (Boenn. ex Reichb.) K.Richt.
Festuca ovina subsp. kandavanicaName author: Vetter
Festuca ovina subsp. litoralisName author: E.B.Alexeev
Festuca ovina subsp. maroccanaName author: (St.-Yves) Dobignard
Festuca ovina subsp. nipponicaName author: (Ohwi) E.B.Alexeev
Festuca ovina subsp. ovinaName author: Not supplied
Festuca ovina subsp. ruprechtiiName author: (Boiss.) Tzvelev
Festuca ovina subsp. sphagnicolaName author: (B.Keller) Tzvelev
Festuca ovina subsp. sytschuanicaName author: E.B.Alexeev
Festuca ovina subsp. vylzaniaeName author: Vylzan ex E.B.Alexeev
Festuca ovina subvar. angustifloraName author: Hack.
Festuca ovina subvar. arenosaName author: Krajina
Festuca ovina subvar. bohemicaName author: Krajina
Festuca ovina subvar. breviaristataName author: Krajina
Festuca ovina subvar. capillifoliaName author: Krajina
Festuca ovina subvar. deyliiName author: Krajina
Festuca ovina subvar. glaucanthaName author: Hack.
Festuca ovina subvar. glaucostylaName author: Rohlena
Festuca ovina subvar. laevifoliaName author: Hack.
Festuca ovina subvar. piliferaName author: St.-Yves
Festuca ovina subvar. polyanthaName author: Krajina
Festuca ovina subvar. pubescensName author: Hack.
Festuca ovina subvar. scabrifoliaName author: (Hack.) St.-Yves
Festuca ovina subvar. serpentinicaName author: Krajina
Festuca ovina subvar. sillingeriName author: Krajina
Festuca ovina subvar. subglaucescensName author: Hack. ex Krajina
Festuca ovina subvar. taquetiiName author: St.-Yves
Festuca ovina subvar. tatrensisName author: Krajina
Festuca ovina var. alpinaName author: (Wimm.) Godr.
Festuca ovina var. angustifoliaName author: Parn.
Festuca ovina var. baicalensisName author: Vylzan
Festuca ovina var. calligeraName author: St.-Yves
Festuca ovina var. centroapenninicaName author: Markgr.-Dann.
Festuca ovina var. chiisanensisName author: Ohwi
Festuca ovina var. chosenicaName author: Ohwi
Festuca ovina var. coreanaName author: (St.-Yves) St.-Yves
Festuca ovina var. coreensisName author: T.Mori

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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