ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Festuca purpurascens

Name author: Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.

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 purpurascens
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1847

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

16 synonyms in this snapshot

Festuca davilaeName author: Phil.
Festuca dumetorumName author: Phil.
Festuca glaucophyllaName author: Phil.
Festuca insularisName author: Steud.
Festuca laxifloraName author: Phil.
Festuca lechlerianaName author: Steud.
Festuca philippiiName author: Bech.
Festuca platyphyllaName author: Steud.
Festuca purpurascens f. aristataName author: St.-Yves
Festuca purpurascens f. scabriusculaName author: St.-Yves
Festuca purpurascens var. aristataName author: É.Desv.
Festuca purpurascens var. platyphyllaName author: (Steud.) St.-Yves
Festuca purpurascens var. purpurascensName author: Not supplied
Festuca purpurascens var. submuticaName author: É.Desv.
Festuca serranoiName author: Phil.
Festuca trachylepisName author: Hack.

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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