Poaceae
Tufted fescue
Festuca amethystina
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Festuca
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- فستوكة جمشتية
- arz
- فستوكه جمشتيه
- Chinese
- 超级羊茅
- Czech
- Kostřava ametystová
- Danish
- Regnbue-Svingel
- English
- Tufted fescue
- German
- Amethyst-Schwingel
- hsb
- Ametystowa dornica
- Hungarian
- Lila csenkesz
- Malayalam
- അലങ്കാരപ്പുല്ല്
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Grannsvingel
- Polish
- Kostrzewa ametystowa
Synonyms
- Festuca amethystina subsp. inarmata (Schur) Krajina
- Festuca amethystina var. austriaca (Hack.) Krajina
- Festuca capillata Lam.
- Festuca ovina subsp. capillata (Lam.) Kozlowska
- Festuca ovina var. amethystina (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Festuca ovina var. capillata (Lam.) Alef.
- Poa capillata Mérat
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.