The Restionaceae, also called restiads and restios, are a family of flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere; they vary from a few centimeters to 3 meters in height. Following the APG IV (2016): the family now includes the former families Anarthriaceae, Centrolepidaceae and Lyginiaceae, and as such includes 51 genera with 572 known species. Based on evidence from fossil pollen, the Restionaceae likely originated more than 65 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period, when the southern continents were still part of Gondwana.
Festuca (fescue) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family Poaceae. They are evergreen or herbaceous perennial tufted grasses with a height range of 10–200 cm (4–79 in) and a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. The genus is closely related to ryegrass (Lolium), and recent evidence from phylogenetic studies using DNA sequencing of plant mitochondrial DNA shows that the genus lacks monophyly. As a result, plant taxonomists have moved several species, including the forage grasses tall fescue and meadow fescue, from the genus Festuca into the genus Lolium, or alternatively into the segregate genus Schedonorus.
Festuca altaica, also known as the altai fescue, or the northern rough fescue, is a perennial bunchgrass with a wide native distribution in the Arctic, from central Asia to eastern North America. It was first described in 1829 by Carl Bernhard von Trinius. It is under the synonym F. scabrella, the rough fescue.
Festuca chimborazensis is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. It was first described in 1984.
Vulpia is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, native to many countries around the world and naturalized in many of the nations to which it is not native. It is most common in temperate regions.
Festuca idahoensis is a species of grass known by the common names Idaho fescue and blue bunchgrass. It is native to western North America, where it is widespread and common. It can be found in many ecosystems, from shady forests to open plains grasslands.
Festuca amethystina, also known as the tufted fescue, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to Europe, including Turkey. It is perennial and grows in temperate biomes. It was first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus.
Festuca beckeri is a species of grass which can be found in Central and Western Asia, and also in Europe.
Festuca armoricana, the Breton fescue, is a species of grass endemic to Europe. It was first described in 1975 by Kerguélen.
Festuca mairei, the Atlas fescue, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. The bunchgrass is endemic to north Africa.
Festuca paniculata is a grass with culms 60–120 cm long, endemic to central, southwestern, and southeastern Europe and northern Africa. It was first described in 1913.
Festuca groenlandica, commonly known as the Greenland fescue, is a species of grass in the Festuca genus and Poaceae family. It is endemic to Greenland. The Flora of North America accepts this species. Other sources regard it as a synonym of Festuca brachyphylla.
Festuca rupicola, the furrowed fescue, is a species of cool-season grass in the family Poaceae. It is native the warm-temperate Old World; from the Atlas Mountains of Africa, then France and much of central and eastern Europe through to Central Asia and on to Manchuria, and as far south as Saudi Arabia and Iran. A tussock-former, it is considered a typical dominant species of ancient species-rich grasslands.
Festuca ampla is a species of grass described and named by the botanist Eduard Hackel in 1880. F. ampla often thrives in habitats that include humid environments, arid soil, and sandy areas. This species grows in temperate biomes and is a perennial. This species is native to Portugal, Spain, and Morocco. Its' common names are Ample Fescue, Ample Meadow Grass, and Ample Meadow Fescue.
Festuca amplissima is a species of grass that are rhizomatous perennials. This species is endemic to Panama, Venezuela and Ecuador. Festuca amplissima has three subspecies, and one variety. It was first described in 1842.
Festuca burnatii is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found in Spain. It was first published in 1913.
Festuca callieri is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. This species is perennial and grows mainly in temperate biomes. The name was published in 1932. Festuca callieri is native to Bulgaria, Greece, Crimea, Lebanon, Syria, North Caucasus, Romania, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, and Yugoslavia.
Festuca circinata is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. This species is native to Argentina Northeast and Northwest, and prefers temperate biomes. This species was first described in 1879.
