Festuca bromoides L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 75 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe to Caucasus, Sahara to Kenya, SW. Cameroon, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as animal food.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canary Is., Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Selvagens, Sicilia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Ascension, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Delaware, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Is., Florida, Free State, Georgia, Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kentucky, Kerguelen, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Guinea, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northwest Territorie, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Peru, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, South Australia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Utah, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, Western Australia, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden. [Cited as Vulpia bromoides.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [Cited as Vulpia bromoides.]
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Vulpia bromoides.]

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1975 Moseley [s.n] Chile Vulpia bromoides K002811245 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Nuttall, T. [s.n.] Vulpia bromoides K000789748 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lowne, B.T. [1229] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798936 Yes
Goddard, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798910 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798944 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798857 Yes
Oppenheimer, H.; Aguraiuja, R.; Urman, K. [H30903] United States Vulpia bromoides K001765292 Yes
Harvey, H.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798888 Yes
Hoesilt, R.C.L. [9] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798863 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798907 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [46980] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798913 Yes
s.coll. [1568] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798883 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798918 Yes
W.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798943 Yes
Gray, S.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798926 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798861 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798923 Yes
Milne-Redhead, G.; Hemsley, J.H. [12004] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798916 Yes
Dunston, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798899 Yes
Margetts, L.J. [1] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798870 Yes
Day, F.M.; Graveson, A.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798901 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [49354] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798902 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [10100] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798873 Yes
[EG] [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798859 Yes
s.coll. [4] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798889 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798898 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798921 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [2210] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798877 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [4183] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798929 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [29/53] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798885 Yes
[H. J. Goddard] [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798897 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [843] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798866 Yes
Howell, W. [c6] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798934 Yes
Martin, W.K. [6] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798880 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798940 Yes
Mann, R.J. [1341] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798942 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9380] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798949 Yes
Jolinon, J.-C. [1007] French Southern and Antarctic Lands Vulpia bromoides K001611266 Yes
Down, J. [1822] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798875 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [10145B] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798855 Yes
Bell Salter, J. [1825] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798903 Yes
{R. P. Committee} [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798946 Yes
Montford, H.; Turrill, N.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798948 Yes
Coombe, D.E. [A] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798895 Yes
Howell, M. [15] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798884 Yes
Howell, W. [12] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798932 Yes
Kennedy, J.; [SByane] [212] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798935 Yes
Lobo, S. [3389] Costa Rica Vulpia bromoides K001890043 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [8181 a] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798917 Yes
Medlin, L.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798872 Yes
Airy Shaw, H.K. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798856 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798864 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [831] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798862 Yes
Donald, H.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798937 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798938 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [13667 T] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798924 Yes
Martin, W.K. [7] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798881 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798865 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [4524] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798919 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798951 Yes
Clouston, D. [480] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798909 Yes
Dunston, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798905 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798939 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [2405] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798927 Yes
Milne-Redhead, G. [12330] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798945 Yes
Klein, R.M. [11922] Brazil Vulpia bromoides K001077702 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798957 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [29/53] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798886 Yes
Howell, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798931 Yes
Parnell, R. [249] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K000789783 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gray, S.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798941 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798930 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [3/66] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798900 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [2854] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798933 Yes
Cooper, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798950 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26183] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798911 Yes
s.coll. [88] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798874 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798922 Yes
[EG] [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798871 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [2202] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798858 Yes
s.coll. [1341] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798908 Yes
Sprague, T.A.; Hubbard, C.E. [84] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798906 Yes
Chapple, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798882 Yes
Parnell, R. [246] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K000789782 Unknown Type Material Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [5417] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798914 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [100 H] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798953 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798956 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798912 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [2239] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798876 Yes
Burtt, B.L. [B270] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798920 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [34] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798867 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798928 Yes
s.coll. [826/17] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798896 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [826/17] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798887 Yes
Milne-Redhead, G. [12011] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798894 Yes
C.E.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798952 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9331] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798904 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [8181 a] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798915 Yes
Commitee, R.P. [484] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798947 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798925 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798868 Yes
[W. B. Turill] [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798879 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798955 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [2261] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798878 Yes
Johns, C.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798890 Yes
Kennedy, J.; Byrne, S. [120] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798860 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Vulpia bromoides K002798869 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4465s] Brazil Vulpia bromoides K001077701 Yes
May 17, 2021 Hosaka, E.Y. [1608] United States Festuca dertonensis K001614845 No

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