Festuca portaliana - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Status:
valid
Authors:
Dobignard
Source:
Year:
2015
Citation Micro:
Evaxiana 2: 263 (2015)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-1000045162
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Festuca portaliana (also called Portuguese Fescue, among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant in the Poaceae family. It is native to Europe and is characterized by its small, greenish-brown flowers and narrow, pointed leaves. It typically grows in sunny areas, such as meadows and grasslands.
Uses & Benefits
Festuca portaliana is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a medicinal plant for treating digestive and respiratory disorders.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Festuca portaliana has small, white flowers with a diameter of 0.5-1 cm. The seeds are small, brown and slightly flattened. The seedlings are small and have a single pair of cotyledons.
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesCultivation and Propagation
Festuca portaliana is a perennial plant that prefers full sun or partial shade. It can be propagated by division in the spring or fall. The plant can be divided into several small clumps and replanted in the desired location.
Where to Find Festuca portaliana
Festuca portaliana is native to China and can be found in the provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan.
Festuca portaliana FAQ
What is the scientific name of Festuca portaliana?
Festuca portaliana
What is the common name of Festuca portaliana?
Portal's Fescue
What is the distribution of Festuca portaliana?
It is found in Europe and North Africa
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
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3288121-4: 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].