Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusFestuca
Scientific name with authorshipFestuca ovina L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? coreana St.-Yves? hibernica Markgr.-Dann.Avena ovina Salisb.Bromus ovinus (L.) Scop.Festuca agrestis WulfenFestuca agrestis Wulfen ex Steud.Festuca amethystina subsp. asperrima Hack.Festuca amethystina subsp. asperrima Hack. ex BealFestuca baumgarteniana SchurFestuca capillaris WulfenFestuca centroapenninica (Markgr.-Dann.) Foggi, F.Conti & PignattiFestuca chiisanensis (Ohwi) E.B.AlexeevFestuca cinerea var. scabrifolia (Hack.) M.TomanFestuca diffusa V.N.Vassil.Festuca duriuscula subsp. alpina Wimm.Festuca duriuscula subsp. cinereaFestuca duriuscula subsp. gracilior (Hack.) BidaultFestuca duriuscula subsp. hirsuta SchurFestuca duriuscula var. gracilior (Hack.) BidaultFestuca duriuscula var. hirsuta SchurFestuca eskia Lej.Festuca filifolia LinkFestuca fontqueriana (St.-Yves) RomoFestuca glauca subsp. exilior (St.-Yves) BidaultFestuca glauca subsp. firmuloides (St.-Yves) BidaultFestuca glauca subsp. hallerioides SchurFestuca glauca subsp. scabrifolia Hack.Festuca glauca subsp. scabrifolia Hack. ex RohlenaFestuca glauca var. exilior (St.-Yves) BidaultFestuca glauca var. firmuloides (St.-Yves) BidaultFestuca glauca var. hallerioides SchurFestuca glauca var. scabrifolia Hack.Festuca glauca var. scabrifolia Hack. ex RohlenaFestuca glaucantha BlockiFestuca glaucoidea (J.Vetter) E.B.AlexeevFestuca guestfalcia Boenn.Festuca guestfalcia Boenn. ex Reichb.Festuca guestphalica Boenn.Festuca guestphalica Boenn. ex Rchb.Festuca guinochetii (Bidault) S.ArndtFestuca hallerioides SchurFestuca heterophylla Wahlenb.Festuca jumpeiana (Ohwi) Kitag.Festuca laevis var. ruprechtii (Boiss.) B.Fedtsch.Festuca lasiantha SchurFestuca leucantha SchurFestuca livida SchurFestuca malzevii (Litv.) Reverd.Festuca malzewii (Litv.) Reverd.Festuca mariettana E.B.AlexeevFestuca maskerensis (Litard.) RomoFestuca multiflora SuterFestuca nigra Gilib.Festuca oligosantha SchurFestuca ovina f. aculeolata SoóFestuca ovina f. breviaristata KrajinaFestuca ovina f. breviculmis KrajinaFestuca ovina f. ciliolata KrajinaFestuca ovina f. communis KrajinaFestuca ovina f. exilior St.-YvesFestuca ovina f. firmuloides St.-YvesFestuca ovina f. flaccida KrajinaFestuca ovina f. flavida ScogganFestuca ovina f. glabra KrajinaFestuca ovina f. glaucoides St.-YvesFestuca ovina f. hispidula (Hack.) Holmb.Festuca ovina f. laevifolia (Hack.) KrajinaFestuca ovina f. laevifolia (Hack.) NeumanFestuca ovina f. longearista Hack.Festuca ovina f. longiaristata KrajinaFestuca ovina f. morrisonensis HayataFestuca ovina f. multiflora KrajinaFestuca ovina f. nitida BeldieFestuca ovina f. ovinaFestuca ovina f. sciaphila (Schur) Hack.Festuca ovina f. semivivipara Norm.Festuca ovina f. submucronata SoóFestuca ovina f. supinoides KrajinaFestuca ovina f. umbrosa Hack.Festuca ovina f. variegata KrajinaFestuca ovina f. violascens KrajinaFestuca ovina f. viridiflora KrajinaFestuca ovina f. viridis KrajinaFestuca ovina f. viridis Pamp.Festuca ovina f. vulgaris KrajinaFestuca ovina subsp. aculeolata SóoFestuca ovina subsp. alpina (Wimm.) Godr.Festuca ovina subsp. angustifolia Parn.Festuca ovina subsp. centroapenninica Markgr.-Dann.Festuca ovina subsp. chiisanensis OhwiFestuca ovina subsp. chosenica OhwiFestuca ovina subsp. coreana (St.-Yves) E.B.AlexeevFestuca ovina subsp. coreensis T.MoriFestuca ovina subsp. elata (Drobow) TzvelevFestuca ovina subsp. exilior St.-YvesFestuca ovina subsp. firmulacea (Markgr.-Dann.) Prob.Festuca ovina subsp. firmuloides St.-YvesFestuca ovina subsp. fissa VetterFestuca ovina subsp. flavida ScogganFestuca ovina subsp. fontqueriana St.-Yves
Documented use categories
Animal food
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier403212-1
Use codesAF EU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRIN
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