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Festuca chrysophylla Phil.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Festuca

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Festuca chrysophylla: Festuca orthophylla near Tatio geysers field, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Photo: Yastay, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Quechua
Iru, Iru ichhu, Iru ichu

Synonyms

  • Festuca deserticola var. chrysophylla (Phil.) St.-Yves
  • Festuca deserticola var. juncea St.-Yves
  • Festuca eriostoma Hack.
  • Festuca juncea Phil.
  • Festuca meyenii (St.-Yves) E.B.Alexeev
  • Festuca orthophylla Pilg.
  • Festuca orthophylla subvar. boliviana (Pilg.) St.-Yves
  • Festuca orthophylla subvar. glabrescens (Pilg.) St.-Yves
  • Festuca orthophylla var. boliviana Pilg.
  • Festuca orthophylla var. eriostoma (Hack.) St.-Yves
  • Festuca orthophylla var. glabrescens Pilg.
  • Festuca orthophylla var. meyenii St.-Yves

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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). About our plant data.