Poaceae
Festuca

Festuca alaica Drobow

First published in Trudy Bot. Muz. Imp. Akad. Nauk 16: 134 (1916)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Asia to W. Himalaya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Merkodovich, N.A. (ed.) (1941). Flora Uzbekistana 1: 1-566. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1957). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 1: 1-547. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Pavlov, N.V. (ed.) (1956). Flora Kazakhstana 1: 1-354. Alma-Ata, Izd-vo Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR.
  • Roshevitz, R.J. & al. (eds.) (1950). Flora Kirgizskoi SSR 2: 1-315. Frunze : Izd-vo KirgizFAN SSSR.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1976 Kotschy, C.G.T. [566] Iran K000913232 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1976 Bornmuller, J.; Bornmuller, A. [8437] Iran K000913231 Type Yes
Griffith [190] Afghanistan K003060419 No
Wendelbo, P. [s.n.] Pakistan K003061628 No
Rechinger, K.H. [37087] Afghanistan K003060424 No
Rawi, A.; Serhang [24504A] Iraq K003060407 No
Stewart, R.R.; Stewart, I.D. [22561] Pakistan K003061636 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Afghanistan K003060421 No
Behboudi, E.; Aellen, P. [1813] Iran K003060413 No
Wendelbo, P. [s.n.] Pakistan K003061632 No
Koie [2634] Afghanistan K003060422 No
Aitchison, J.E.T. [949] Afghanistan K003061633 No
Sheard, F.W. [T6] Iran K003060410 No
Stewart, R.R.; Stewart, I.D. [22058a] Pakistan K003061630 No
Davis; Polunin, O. [24423] Türkiye K003060405 No
Stewart, R.R.; Stewart, I.D. [22102] Pakistan K003061638 No
Rahman, A. [228] Pakistan K003061637 No
Behboudi, E.; Aellen, P. [471] Iran K003060411 No
Davis; Polunin, O. [24663] Türkiye K003060404 No
Wendelbo, P.; Bor, N.L. [1681] Iran K003060414 No
Stewart, R.R.; Stewart, I.D. [23149a] India K003061635 No
s.coll. [24504A] Iraq K003060408 No
Griffith [s.n.] Afghanistan K003060420 No
Bornmüller, J.; Bornmuller, A. [8438] Iran K003060415 No
Podlech, D. [12226] Afghanistan K003060426 No
Rechinger, K.H. [37490] Afghanistan K003060425 No
Schmid, F. [482] Pakistan K003061631 No
Dobson, A.J. [170] Afghanistan K003060423 No
Behboudi, E.; Aellen, P. [1811] Iran K003060412 No
Stewart, R.R.; Rahman, A. [25311] Pakistan K003061629 No
Gilbert, O.L. [s.n.] Afghanistan K003060416 No
Wendelbo, P. [s.n.] Pakistan K003061634 No
Terme [10346E] Iran K003060409 No
Furse, P. [8765] Afghanistan K003060418 No
Bor, N.L. [12691] India K001651886 No
Furse, P. [8594] Afghanistan K003060417 No
Vasak, V. [s.n.] Armenia K003060406 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0