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PIPER NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF FESTUCA 8 



Mygalurus Link, Enum. Hort. BeroL 1: 92. 1821, 



Six Species included, none fi^-ured, all annuals, of which the first, 

 3L caudatuSj is Fediica myuro^ L, 



De[s]mazeria Dumort. Comm. Bot. 20. 1822. 

 One species, D. ^icula^ based on Poa si aula Jacq. 



Chloammia Raf. Neogenyt. 4. 1S25. 



Two species cited^ namely j Festuca teneJJa and F, hromoides. The 

 '^Fe'^iHca l>i'f>}iiot(Ur^ of Michaux which is F. tmella Willd. Is prob- 

 ably intended. 



Dasiola Raf. Xeogcnyt. 4. 1825, 



Based on Fedaca nionanJra Fill. {Daslohf eUhdea Raf.). This is 

 in all probal)ility Fednea sdwrea Nutt. 



Nardurus Reidienb. 



ItK'identally juentioned under Brdchypodnitn, teneUnm Beau v. in 



Flora Gernianica Excursoria 1!). 1830, but api)arcnt]y lirst properly 

 published in Godron, Flore de Lorraine 3: ISI. 1844. 



Godroii included two species in this sequence, Nardantx hrneUus^ 

 generidly^ known as Festuca fiinlatrraUx Schi'ad. and X, lno}u?na}ii^ 

 usually called Festuca lachenalrl Spenn. 



Bucetum Parnell, Ciras^sen of Scotlainl 8, 104. 1842. 



our species were incdudi^vd in the foUowin*;' sequence: B. lollaceum^ 

 prctteiise^ Ji. alatius^ and B, glgantcuni. These are respectively 



F. 



F, gJgantca. The first is 

 ^''estuca ehitior and LoJivm 



Festuca loliacea Curtis, a hybrid between Festuca ehitior and 

 j>eren7ie. The species are all ti^'ured in th** above se([utMice. 



Micropyrum Link, T.iiuiaea 17: iW7. ISm 



Based on the single species M, tenelluut Link, which is based on 

 Triticmn tenelhmi Ij. {Festuca lacherudi! Speiuu). 



Festucaria Link, Linnaea 17: o^)8. 184;>. 



Two Species includiHl, neither tigured, Festuvaria tenuieula and F. 

 psilantha^ both of which are now considered sul>species of Festuca 

 nnilatendis Schrad. The name Festucaria has also been used for a 

 genus based on Festuca jiwitan^ \a. by Ileistor in Fabr. Enum. ed. 2, 



37:3. 1763. 



Catapodium Link, Linnaea 17: -S98. 1843. 



Based on TeHlcuni lolkicewn Smith {^Fo(( loliacea Huds.). 



This genus is reduced to Festuca by Benthaiu and Hooker, l)ut main- 



tained by Hackeh 



ScleropoaGriaeb. Spie. Fl. Rumel. 2: 4.'>L 1844. 



One species, S. rlglda Griseb,, based on Foa riglda L. 

 Maintained as a genus b}^ many authors, reduced to Festuca bj 



others. 



