Festuca caprina is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. This species is native to Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[1] It was first described in 1841.[2]

Festuca caprina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Festuca
Species:
F. caprina
Binomial name
Festuca caprina
Synonyms[1]
  • Festuca nubigena subsp. caprina (Nees) St.-Yves in Rev. Bretonne Bot. Pure Appl. 2: 79 (1927)
  • Festuca caprina var. irrasa Stapf in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 720 (1900)
  • Festuca nubigena var. longiaristata St.-Yves in Rev. Bretonne Bot. Pure Appl. 2: 79 (1927)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Festuca caprina Nees Kew". Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. ^ "Festuca caprina Nees". Kew - Plants of the world Online. Retrieved 11 May 2023.