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 filiformis Pourr.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Festuca batavica Gand., 1891Festuca bicurvata Gand., 1891Festuca calodes Gand., 1891Festuca carthusiana Gand., 1891Festuca castaneicola Gand., 1891Festuca confinis Gand., 1891Festuca ericetorum Gand., 1891Festuca filiformis f. mucronata (Auquier) Kerguélen & PlonkaFestuca finitima Gand., 1891Festuca graniticola Gand., 1891Festuca immodica Gand., 1891Festuca melancholica Gand., 1891Festuca mutica (Retz.) WulfenFestuca myriostachys Gand., 1891Festuca ovina f. arenaria BeckFestuca ovina f. arenaria JungeFestuca ovina f. frisia (Asch. & Graebn.) JansenFestuca ovina f. frisia Asch. & Graebn.Festuca ovina f. hispidispicula Litard.Festuca ovina f. hispidispicula Litard. ex Jansen & Wacht.Festuca ovina f. hispidula (Hack.) JansenFestuca ovina subsp. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Dumort.Festuca ovina subsp. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Sm.Festuca ovina subsp. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Čelak.Festuca ovina var. capillata (Mérat) Heynh.Festuca ovina var. fissa Asch. & Graebn.Festuca ovina var. frisia Asch. & Graebn.Festuca ovina var. hispidula (Hack.) TzvelevFestuca ovina var. mutica Retz.Festuca ovina var. mutica With.Festuca ovina var. paludosa (Gaudin) Alef.Festuca ovina var. paludosa (Gaudin) Rchb.Festuca ovina var. paludosa (Gaudin) Roem. & Schult.Festuca ovina var. paludosa (Gaudin) Steud.Festuca ovina var. tenuifolia (Sibth.) DubyFestuca ovina var. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Dumort.Festuca ovina var. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Mert. & W.D.J.KochFestuca ovina var. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Roem. & Schult.Festuca ovina var. tenuifolia (Sibth.) Sm.Festuca paludosa GaudinFestuca patuliflora Gand., 1891Festuca querceticola Gand., 1891Festuca symei Gand., 1891Festuca tenuifolia Sibth.Festuca tenuifolia f. arenaria (Junge) SoóFestuca tenuifolia f. frisia (Asch. & Graebn.) SoóFestuca tenuifolia f. glabrispicula AuquierFestuca tenuifolia f. mucronata AuquierFestuca tenuifolia var. mutica (Retz.) TourletFestuca tenuifolia var. paludosa (Gaudin) Ducommun
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 identifier77083572-1
Use codesAF EU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRIN
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.