Festuca purpurascens is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to Chile and Argentina. It is either perennial or a rhizomatous geophyte. It prefers to grow in temperate biomes. It was first described in 1847.[1]

Festuca purpurascens
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. purpurascens
Binomial name
Festuca purpurascens
Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f. (1847)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Festuca purpurascens var. submutica É.Desv.
  • Festuca davilae Phil.
  • Festuca dumetorum Phil.
  • Festuca glaucophylla Phil.
  • Festuca insularis Steud.
  • Festuca laxiflora Phil.
  • Festuca lechleriana Steud.
  • Festuca philippii Bech.
  • Festuca platyphylla Steud.
  • Festuca purpurascens f. aristata St.-Yves
  • Festuca purpurascens var. aristata É.Desv.
  • Festuca purpurascens var. platyphylla (Steud.) St.-Yves
  • Festuca purpurascens f. scabriuscula St.-Yves
  • Festuca serranoi Phil.
  • Festuca trachylepis Hack. ex Druce

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Festuca purpurascens Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f." Festuca purpurascens Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f. Retrieved 21 May 2023.