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Poaceae

Festuca cretacea T.I.Popov ex Proskor.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Festuca

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Festuca cretacea: Festuca cretacea in Russia
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Russian
Овсяница меловая

Synonyms

  • Festuca cretacea var. popovii Tzvelev
  • Festuca issatchenkoi St.-Yves
  • Festuca rubra var. cretacea Lavrenko
  • Festuca spryginii (Tzvelev) Tzvelev

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

Photos

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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.