Poaceae

Mat-grass fescue

Festuca maritima L.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Festuca

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Mat-grass fescue (Festuca maritima) — FruitPhoto: Bastien Alegot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Bulgarian: Едностранна вулпия
Croatian: Primorska klasolika
English: Mat-grass fescue
Welsh: Peisgwellt unochrog

Synonyms

Agropyron hispanicum (Reichard) C.Presl
Agropyron nardus Chevall.
Agropyron unilaterale (L.) P.Beauv.
Brachypodium biunciale (Vill.) Roem. & Schult.
Brachypodium hispanicum (Reichard) Rchb.
Brachypodium montanum (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman
Brachypodium psilanthum Link
Brachypodium psilanthum Link
Brachypodium tenellum var. tenuiculum J.Woods
Brachypodium tenuiflorum (Schrad.) Roem. & Schult.
Brachypodium unilaterale (L.) P.Beauv.
Brachypodium unilaterale var. tenuiflorus (Schrad.) Nyman
Catapodium halleri var. aristatum (Tausch) Gaut.
Catapodium montanum (Boiss. & Reut.) M.Laínz
Catapodium tenellum var. aristatum (Tausch) Maire
Catapodium unilaterale (L.) Griseb.
Festuca divaricata Sieber ex Steud.
Festuca krausei Regel
Festuca lolioides Trin. ex Steud.
Festuca maritima var. psilurus Mutel
Festuca poa var. aristata (Tausch) Coss.
Festuca smithii Kunth
Festuca tenella var. aristata Mutel
Festuca tenuiflora Schrad.
Festuca tenuiflora var. aristata W.D.J.Koch
Festuca tenuiflora var. pubescens (Lej.) Lej. & Courtois
Festuca unilateralis (L.) Schrad.
Festuca unilateralis subsp. maritima (L.) K.Richt.
Festuca unilateralis var. aristata Coss. & Durieu
Festuca unilateralis var. minor Chaub.
Festuca unilateralis var. montana (Boiss. & Reut.) Coss. & Durieu
Festuca unilateralis var. mutica Coss. & Durieu
Festuca unilateralis var. subpaniculata Mutel
Festucaria psilantha (Link) Link
Micropyrum tenellum f. aristatum (Tausch) Lambinon
Micropyrum tenellum var. aristatum (Tausch) Pilg.
Nardurus elegans Drobow
Nardurus gandogeri Gredilla
Nardurus krausei (Regel) V.I.Krecz. & Bobrov
Nardurus lachenalii subsp. hispanicum Arcang.

and 41 more.

Photos

FruitPhoto: Bastien Alegot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jacques Maréchal, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Augustin Soulard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anton Popovich, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.