PIPER KORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF FESTUCA 3 



Mygralurus Link, Eniim. Hort. Berol. 1: 92. 1821. 



Six species included, none figured, all annuals, of which the first, 

 M. ccmdatiis^ is Festuca myuros L. 

 De[s]mazeria Dumort. Comm. Bot. 26. 1822. 



One species, D. sicula^ based on Poa sicula Jacq. 



CMoammia Raf. Neogenyt. 4. 1825. 



Two species cited, namely, Festuca tenella and F. hromoides. The 

 '"'Fesiitca hromoides^^ of Michaux which is F, tenella Willd. is prob- 

 ably intended. 



Dasiola Raf. Neogenyt. 4. 1825. 



Based on Festuca monandra Ell. {Dasiola elliotea Raf.). This is 

 in all probability Festuca sciurea Nutt. 



Nardurus Reiehenb. 



Incidentall}" mentioned under Brachypodiimi tenellum Beauv. in 

 Flora Germanica Excursoria 19. 1830, but apparent!}^ first properly 

 published in Godron, Flore de Lorraine 3: 187. 1844. 



Godron included two species in this sequence, Nardurits tenellus^ 

 generally known as Festuca unilateralis Schrad. and i\^ lachenalii^ 

 usually called Festuca lachenalii Spenn. 



Bucetum Parnell, Grasses of Scotland 8, 104. 1842. 



Four species were included in the following sequence: B. loliaceum^ 

 B. pratense^ B. elatiiis^ and B. gigantemri. These are respectively 

 Festuca loliacea^ F. elatior, F. elatior^ and F. gigantea. The first is 

 Festuca loliacea Cnvtis, a hybrid between Festuca elatior and Lolium 

 perenne. The species are all figured in the above sequence. 



Micropyrum Link, Linnaea 17: 397. 1843. 



Based on the single species M. tenellum Link, which is based on 

 Triticuni tenellum, L. {Festuca lachenalii Spenn.). 



Festucaria Link, Linnaea 17: 398. 1843. 



Two species included, neither figured, Festucaria tenuicula and F. 

 psilantha^ both of which are now considered subspecies of Festuca 

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

 genus based on Festuca fluitans L. by Heister in Fabr. Enum. ed. 2, 

 373. 1763. 



Catapodium Link, Linnaea 17: 398. 1843. 



Based on Triticum loliaceurn Smith {Poa loliacea Huds.). 



This genus is reduced to Festuca by Bentham and Hooker, but main- 

 tained by Hackel. 

 Scleropoa Griseb. Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 431. 1844. 



One species, S. rigida Griseb., based on Poa, rigida L. 



Maintained as a genus by many authors, i-educed to Festuca by 

 others. 



