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Festuca L.

Nadat Fescue Grass
Festuca [BONAP]
Festuca [DVF]

Foodplants for Apamea (noctua) sublustris, A. crenata, A. furva, A. lateritia, A. monoglypha, A. remissa, A. sordens, Arethusana arethusa, Brintesia circe, Calamia tridens, Catoptria fulgidella?, Cerapteryx graminis, Chazara briseis, C. briseis major, C. prieuri, Chondrostega vandalicia, Chrysoteuchia culmella, Coenonympha pamphilus, C. tullia, Cymbalophora (bombyx) pudica, Elachista albifrontella, E. apicipunctella, E. dispunctella?, E. festucicolella?, E. gregori, E. humilis, E. maculicerusella, E. nobilella, E. pollinariella, E. subnigrella, E. subnigrella, Epipsilia grisescens, Erebia alberganus, E. dabanensis?, E. euryale, E. medusa, E. neriene, E. pandrose, Glyphipterix fuscoviridella, Hesperia lindseyi, H. sassacus, Hipparchia fatua, H. fidia fidia, H. hansii, H. powelli, H. statilinus sylvicola, Idaea muricata, Laelia coenosa, Lasiommata adrastoides, L. maera, L. maera adrasta, L. megera, Leucania comma, Maniola jurtina, Melanargia galathea, Minois dryas, Mythimna conigera, M. pallens, Oeneis alberta, Platytes cerussella, Plusia festucae, P. putnami, Satyrus ferula, Tholera cespitis

Festuca gigantea (L.) Vill.

Lehtonata Giant Fescue Tall Brome Långsvingel
Festuca gigantea ; [RK, 580]; [SK, 90]; [GMBOT, 162]

812x1632 (~146Kb) Finland, Tampere, Lielahti, Niemi, 18.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio	846x618 (~29Kb) Finland, Tampere, Lielahti, Niemi, 18.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio	856x1142 (~49Kb) Finland, Tampere, Lielahti, Niemi, 18.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio
846x1080 (~74Kb) Finland, Tampere, Lielahti, Niemi, 18.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio	783x1044 (~265Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Varnikai, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio	1273x1019 (~125Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Varnikai, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
762x1038 (~62Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Varnikai, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Elachista adscitella, E. bifasciella?, E. luticomella

F. g. f. triflora (L.) Godr.

Festuca gigantea f. triflora ; [SK, 91]

Festuca pratensis Hudson

Nurminata Meadow Fescue Ängsvingel
Festuca pratensis [RUNEBERG]
Festuca pratensis ; [RK, 580]

516x780 (~31Kb) Finland, Pirkkala, Kaivanto, 26.7.1998, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Elachista luticomella, Lasiommata maera?

Festuca pratensis × Lolium perenne

× Festulolium loliaceum (Hudson); P. Fourn.
Festuca pratensis × Lolium perenne ; [RK, 580]

Festuca arundinacea Schreber

Ruokonata Nurminata? Tall Fescue Taller Fescue Meadow Fescue Rörsvingel
Festuca elatior L.; (nom.rej.)
?Festuca elatior f. pseudololiaceae Fr.
Festuca elatior ; [RK, 580]
?Festuca elatior ; [SK, 91]
?Festuca elatior f. pseudololiaceae ; [SK, 91]
Festuca elatior arundinacea ; [SK, 91]
Festuca arundinacea ; [RKe, 81]
Festuca elatior ; [GMBOT, 162]

Foodplant for Cosmiotes freyerella, C. stabilella, Glyphipterix simpliciella, Simyra albovenosa

678x900 (~148Kb) Finland, Vehkalahti, Mäntlahti, 27.7.1996, Photo © Harri Arkkio

1389x1084 (~108Kb) Finland, Geta, Finnö, 1.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Festuca rubra (L.)

Punanata Aronata Red Fescue Rödsvingel
Restuca rubra L.
Festuca rubra [RUNEBERG]
Festuca rubra ; [RK, 581]; [SK, 91]; [GMBOT, 161]

Foodplant for Cerapteryx graminis, Coenonympha inornata nipisquit, Coscinia cribraria, Elachista argentella, E. pullicomella, E. triatomea, Hipparchia hermione, Poanes melane, Polites mardon?, Simyra albovenosa, Tholera cespitis, Xylena vetusta

F. r. rubra

Niittypunanata Rödsvingel
Festuca rubra rubra ; [RK, 581]

F. r. arctica (Hack.) Govor.

Pohjanpunanata Meripunanata Tunturinata Fjällsvingel Gråsvingel
Festuca rubra arenaria (Osbeck); F. Aresch.
Festuca rubra var. arenaria (Osbeck); Fr.
Festuca richardsonii Hooker

= ; [RKe, 81]

Festuca cryophila V. I. Krecz. & Bobrov
Festuca rubra var. mutica Hartm.
Festuca rubra arenaria ; [RK, 581]
Festuca rubra f. arenaria ; [SK, 91]
Festuca richardsonii ; [RK, 581]
Festuca rubra arctica ; [RKe, 81]

533x930 (~61Kb) Estonia: Saaremaa, Kaarma, Keskranna, 29.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

1040x732 (~116Kb) Estonia, Kuressaare, Keskranna, 1.7.2001, Photo © Harri Arkkio

1040x702 (~118Kb) Estonia, Kuressaare, Keskranna, 1.7.2001, Photo © Harri Arkkio

F. r. juncea (Hack.) K. Richt.

Mätäspunanata
Festuca rubra juncea ; [RK, 581]

F. r. var. fallax (Thuill.) Hack

Festuca rubra var. fallax ; [SK, 91]

F. r. var. prolifera Piper

Festuca rubra var. prolifera ; [GMBOT, 161]

F. r. var. megastachys (Hoffm.) Asch. & Graebn.

Festuca rubra var. megastachys ; [GMBOT, 161]

F. r. var. subvillosa Mert. & Koch.

Festuca rubra var. subvillosa ; [GMBOT, 161]

Festuca nigrescens Lam.

Puistonata Tuvsvingel
Festuca rubra commutata Gaudin
Festuca nigrescens ; [RK, 581]

Festuca heterophylla Lam.

Varjonata Skuggsvingel
Festuca heterophylla ; [RK, 581]

Festuca heteromalla Pourr.

Isopunanata Jätterödsvingel
Festuca diffusa Dumort.
Festuca rubra multiflora (Hoffm.); V. Jirásek
Festuca rubra var. multiflora (Hoffm.); Asch. & Graebn.
Festuca diffusa ; [RK, 581]
Festuca heteromalla ; [RKe, 81]

Festuca ovina L.

Lampaannata Ahonata Sheep's Fescue Fårsvingel
Festuca ovina [RUNEBERG]
Festuca ovina ; [RK, 582]; [SK, 91]; [GMBOT, 161]

Foodplant for Agriphila inquinatella, A. selasella, A. straminella, Anerastia lotella, Catoptria furcatella, Chrysocrambus dentuellus, Coenonympha dorus, Cosmiotes exactella?, Crambus ericellus, C. perlellus, Elachista bedellella, E. bifasciella, E. collitella, E. dispilella, E. festucicolella, E. gregori, E. pollinariella, E. pullicomella, E. triatomea, E. triseriatella?, Erebia christi, E. flavofasciata, E. medusa polaris, Hesperia comma manitoba, H. nevada, Hipparchia statilinus, Lasiocampa trifolii, Oeneis bore, O. glacialis, O. tarpeja, Pediasia contaminella, P. luteella, Spiris striata

F. o. glauca Lam.

Festuca ovina glauca ; [SK, 92]

F. o. var. hispidula Hack.

Festuca ovina var. hispidula ; [GMBOT, 162]

F. o. var. brevifolia (R. Br.) Hack.

Festuca ovina var. brevifolia ; [GMBOT, 162]

F. o. var. duriuscula (L.) Koch.

Festuca ovina var. duriuscula ; [GMBOT, 162]

Festuca filiformis Pourr.

Hapsilampaannata Hair Fescue Finsvingel

Festuca tenuifolia Sibth. Festuca capillata Lam.

Festuca ovina capillata (Lam.); Schinz & R. Keller Festuca ovina var. capillata (Lam.); Hack.

Festuca ovina var. capillata ; [GMBOT, 162]
Festuca tenuifolia ; [RK, 582]
Festucaa filiformis ; [RKe, 81]

Foodplant as Festuca tenuifolia for Elachista triatomea

Festuca vivipara (L.) Sm.

Itunata Viviparous Fescue Groddsvingel
Festuca ovina f. vivipara (L.); Neuman
Festuca vivipara ; [RK, 582]
Festuca ovina f. vivipara ; [SK, 92]

584x520 (~24Kb) Finland, Kilpisjärvi, 28.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Festuca polesica Zapal.

Hietikkonata Sandsvingel
Festuca polesica ; [RK, 582]

Foodplant for Lasiocampa trifolii

Festuca brevipila Tracey

Jäykkänata Hårdsvingel
Festuca ovina var. duriuscula auct.
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.); Krajina, (nom.ill.)
Festuca trachyphylla ; [RK, 582]
Festuca brevipila ; [RKe, 81]

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References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[GMBOT]

Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RKe]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T., Uotila, P., Väre, H., 2005; Lisäyksiä ja korjauksia Retkeilykasvion neljänteen painokseen; Lutukka 21: 41-85

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

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