Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Poales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
incurva
ID:
1328874

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Gouan) Gutermann

Source:
ipni

Year:
2014

Citation Micro:
Phyton (Horn) 54: 190 (2014)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001341328

Common Names

  • Festuca incurva
  • Curved Fescue
  • Fescue Grass

Searching for Festuca incurva? Discover Suppliers and Request Free Samples Now!

Find Suppliers & Request Samples

Description

Festuca incurva (also called Bent Fescue, among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is native to Europe. It is a small, herbaceous perennial with glossy, dark green leaves and white flowers with yellow centers. It is found in moist, shady forests.

Uses & Benefits

Festuca incurva is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used as a source of medicinal herbs and as a source of food.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Festuca incurva has small, green flowers with a single, long, slender seed capsule. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings are small and green with a single pair of leaves.

Searching for Festuca incurva? Discover Suppliers and Request Free Samples Now!

Find Suppliers & Request Samples

Cultivation and Propagation

Festuca incurva is a perennial grass that can be grown in full sun or partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. Propagation is done by division or seeds.

Where to Find Festuca incurva

Festuca incurva is native to Europe.

Species in the Festuca genus

Festuca belensis, Festuca fleischeri, Festuca flischeri, Festuca hackelii, Festuca jierru, Festuca kolesnikovii, Festuca napocae, Festuca oenensis, Festuca osswaldii, Festuca pocutica, Festuca pseudovaria, Festuca savulescui, Festuca sjuzevii, Festuca vihorlatica, Festuca wettsteinii, Festuca zobelii, Festuca abyssinica, Festuca acamptophylla, Festuca acanthophylla, Festuca achtarovii, Festuca actae, Festuca acuminata, Festuca adamovicii, Festuca adanensis, Festuca afghanica, Festuca aguana, Festuca agustini, Festuca airoides, Festuca akhanii, Festuca alaica, Festuca alatavica, Festuca alexeenkoi, Festuca alfrediana, Festuca algeriensis, Festuca alopecuros, Festuca alpestris, Festuca alpina, Festuca altaica, Festuca altissima, Festuca altopyrenaica, Festuca ambigua, Festuca amblyodes, Festuca amethystina, Festuca ampla, Festuca amplissima, Festuca amurensis, Festuca anatolica, Festuca ancachsana, Festuca andicola, Festuca antucensis,

Species in the Poaceae family

Achnatherum pekinense, Achnatherum pubicalyx, Achnatherum sibiricum, Achnatherum turcomanicum, Achnatherum brandisii, Achnatherum bromoides, Achnatherum calamagrostis, Achnatherum confusum, Achnatherum inebrians, Achnatherum jacquemontii, Achnatherum virescens, Achnatherum paradoxum, Achnatherum nakaii, Achnatherum pelliotii, Achnatherum haussknechtii, Achnatherum mandavillei, Achnatherum pilosum, Achnatherum parviflorum, Achnatherum staintonii, Aciachne acicularis, Aciachne flagellifera, Aciachne pulvinata, Acidosasa breviclavata, Acidosasa brilletii, Acidosasa chinensis, Acidosasa edulis, Acidosasa glauca, Acidosasa guangxiensis, Acidosasa lingchuanensis, Acidosasa nanunica, Acidosasa notata, Acidosasa purpurea, Acidosasa venusta, Acidosasa carinata, Acostia gracilis, Acrachne henrardiana, Acrachne perrieri, Acrachne racemosa, Acritochaete volkensii, Acroceras amplectens, Acroceras attenuatum, Acroceras boivinii, Acroceras bosseri, Acroceras calcicola, Acroceras chaseae, Acroceras diffusum, Acroceras elegans, Acroceras excavatum, Acroceras fluminense, Acroceras gabunense,

References

Antoine Gouan (1733-1821): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Gouan' in the authors string.
Walter Gutermann (b.1935): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Gutermann' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77144481-1: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].