Poaceae
Festuca

Festuca geniculata (L.) Lag. & Rodr.

First published in Anales Ci. Nat. 6: 150 (1803)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, NW. Europe to W. & Central Medit. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, France, Great Britain, Italy, Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia

Introduced into:

Germany

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Engelmaier, P. & Wilhalm, T. (2018). Alien grasses (Poaceae) in the flora of the Eastern Alps. Neilreichia 9: 177-245.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2005-2022). The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ward, M. [42] Vulpia geniculata K002798547 Yes
Bannister, C. [I] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798533 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [518] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798575 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [357] Portugal Vulpia geniculata K002798580 Yes
Smith, R.L. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798541 Yes
[H. Hotter] [[603]] Portugal Vulpia geniculata K002798587 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal Vulpia geniculata K002798584 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798593 Yes
Huter, R.; Porta, P.; Rigo, G. [1205] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798568 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798574 Yes
Tufvesson, P. [s.n.] Sweden Vulpia geniculata K002798561 Yes
Probst, R. [[19371]] Norway Vulpia geniculata K002798559 Yes
Krendl, F. [s.n.] Spain Vulpia geniculata K001634077 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [80] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798576 Yes
Diomède [[204]] France Vulpia geniculata K002798555 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [6355] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798578 Yes
Winkler, M. [207] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798573 Yes
Smith, R.L. [82619] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798542 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Morocco Vulpia geniculata K000345234 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vulpia geniculata K002798585 Yes
Goodman, C.M. [641] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798534 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vulpia geniculata K002798563 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [253] Vulpia geniculata K002798582 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798538 Yes
Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Vulpia geniculata K002798594 Yes
Goodman, C.M.; Wright, P.M. [641] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798535 Yes
Huter, R.; Porta, P.; Rigo, G. [1205] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798577 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Portugal Vulpia geniculata K002798588 Yes
Gouan [s.n.] Vulpia geniculata K002798557 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Morocco Vulpia geniculata K000345233 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [6145] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798566 Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [442] Vulpia geniculata K002798586 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798548 Yes
Smith, R.L. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798540 Yes
Ferreira, M. [s.n.] Portugal Vulpia geniculata K002798581 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798546 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vulpia geniculata K002798564 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798567 Yes
Fritsch, Baron, von; Rein [412] Morocco Vulpia geniculata K000345231 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tufvesson, P. [s.n.] Sweden Vulpia geniculata K002798560 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798536 Yes
Reverchon, E. [205] Italy Vulpia geniculata K002798549 Yes
Shaw, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798545 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal Vulpia geniculata K002798583 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Morocco Vulpia geniculata K000345232 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.B. [397] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798544 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798543 Yes
Bicknell, C. [s.n.] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798592 Yes
C.C.T. [[540610/19]] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798532 Yes
Willkomm, H.M. [930] Vulpia geniculata K001736925 Yes
Smith, R.L.; Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798539 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [97] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798590 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [357] Portugal Vulpia geniculata K002798579 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [5031] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798530 Yes
[Monard]; Fauché [s.n.] Vulpia geniculata K002798570 Yes
Hackel [528] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798572 Yes
Ellman, E.; Nelmes, E. [174] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798565 Yes
Porta, P.; Rigo, G. [s.n.] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798591 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [97] Spain Vulpia geniculata K002798589 Yes
Dony, J.G. [3206] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798531 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] Vulpia geniculata K002798569 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vulpia geniculata K002798571 Yes
Reverchon, E. [205] Italy Vulpia geniculata K002798558 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia geniculata K002798537 Yes

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