Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156229
Element CodePMPOA2V040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusFestuca
SynonymsFestuca ovina var. arizonicaHackel ex Beal
Other Common NamesArizona fescue (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic CommentsAccording to Welsh et al. (1993): "The robust form of Festuca ovina, referred to F. arizonica by Hitchcock (1935) were first described as varieties of F. ovina by Beal (1896). Gould and Shaw (1983) and Cronquist et al. (1977) concede that the form can with reason be treated at the varietal level." Since the authority given in Hitchcock (1950) for F. arizonica is Vasey, presumably F. arizonica Vasey = F. ovina var. arizonica Hackel ex Beal.