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 rubra L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? magnelii Litard.Avena dura Salisb.Bromus glaucus Spreng.Bromus glaucus Spreng. ex Hornem.Bromus secundus J.PreslFestuca alexeevii TzvelevFestuca alexeevii var. villispiculata TzvelevFestuca alpestris WulfenFestuca alpigena HoppeFestuca ammobia PavlickFestuca anglica Gand., 1891Festuca apicebubens Gand., 1891Festuca arenaria OsbeckFestuca arenaria Retz.Festuca arenaria f. glabrata Godr.Festuca arenivaga Gand., 1891Festuca arnassensis Gand., 1891Festuca arundinacea Vill.Festuca askelofiana Schult.Festuca atlantigena (Litard.) RomoFestuca aucta V.I.Krecz. & BobrovFestuca aurasiaca Trab.Festuca baicalensis (Griseb.) V.I.Krecz. & BobrovFestuca baicalensis var. tjulinae TzvelevFestuca baicalensis var. tjulinii TzvelevFestuca bakeri Gand., 1891Festuca balearica ZuccagniFestuca baltica Homann ex Mert. & W.D.J.KochFestuca baltica Homann, 1828Festuca barbata SchrankFestuca bella Gand., 1891Festuca bellojocensis Gand., 1891Festuca bohemica Gand., 1891Festuca brevicuspis Gand., 1891Festuca brevipila Gand., 1891Festuca briquetii St.-YvesFestuca cambrica var. glabra (Lightf.) GrayFestuca chromatica Gand., 1891Festuca clarkei (Stapf) B.S.SunFestuca communis PetifFestuca communis var. rubra (L.) PetifFestuca concolor Gand., 1891Festuca confertiflora Gand., 1891Festuca crinitula Gand., 1891Festuca dagestanica (Tzvelev) E.B.AlexeevFestuca daghestanica (Tzvelev) E.B.AlexeevFestuca delphinensis Gand., 1891Festuca demota Gand., 1891Festuca densiuscula (Hack. ex Piper) E.B.AlexeevFestuca desmodes Gand., 1891Festuca dissita Gand., 1891Festuca dumeticola Gand., 1891Festuca dumetorum Hegetschw.Festuca dumetorum L.Festuca dumetorum Rafn, 1796Festuca dumetorum f. planifolia (Hack.) DruceFestuca dumetorum var. caesia Fr.Festuca dumetorum var. nemorum BlyttFestuca dumetorum var. rubra (L.) Chaub.Festuca dumetorum var. scopulorum BlyttFestuca duriuscula L.Festuca duriuscula O.F.Müll.Festuca duriuscula subsp. rubra (L.) Alph.WoodFestuca duriuscula var. collina AnderssonFestuca duriuscula var. dumetorum (L.) Huds.Festuca duriuscula var. glaucescens AnderssonFestuca duriuscula var. nemoralis Mert. & W.D.J.KochFestuca duriuscula var. pratensis AnderssonFestuca duriuscula var. rubra (L.) Alph.WoodFestuca duriuscula var. rubra Parn.Festuca duriuscula var. subvillosa Mert. & W.D.J.KochFestuca duriuscula var. vivipara Mert. & W.D.J.KochFestuca egena V.I.Krecz. & BobrovFestuca eriantha HondaFestuca fallace f. longifolia ZapaterFestuca fallax f. longifolia Zapal.Festuca fallax subsp. longifolia Zapal.Festuca fatua Gand., 1891Festuca gallica Gand.Festuca glabra Lightf.Festuca glauca PlanellasFestuca glauca Planellas ex Willk. & LangeFestuca glaucescens Hegetschw.Festuca haerens Gand., 1891Festuca hallandica Gand., 1891Festuca halleri Puccin.Festuca helgolandica PatzkeFestuca heteromalla Lam.Festuca heterophylla subsp. subheterophylla (Nyár.) SoóFestuca heterophylla var. subheterophylla (Nyár.) SoóFestuca iberica subsp. atlantigena (Litard.) Dobignard & PortalFestuca indita Gand., 1891Festuca ingrica Gand., 1891Festuca inopoda SchurFestuca ionostachys Gand., 1891Festuca islandica Gand., 1891Festuca juncifolia ChaubFestuca kirelowii Steud.Festuca kitaibeliana Schult.Festuca laeviglumis Gand., 1891
Documented use categories
Environmental use
Poison reported
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 identifier30010036-2
Use codesEU PO
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.