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Parafestuca

Parafestuca is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Parafestuca albida, found only on the Portuguese Island of Madeira in the North Atlantic.

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Parafestuca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Aveninae
Genus: Parafestuca
E.B.Alexeev
Species:
P. albida
Binomial name
Parafestuca albida
(Lowe) E.B.Alexeev
Synonyms1

Festuca albida Lowe

Parafestuca is a genus of plants in the grass family.23 The only known species is Parafestuca albida, found only on the Portuguese Island of Madeira in the North Atlantic.4

References

References

  1. "Parafestuca albida (Lowe) E.B.Alexeev". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  2. Alexeev, Eugeniy Borisovich. 1981. Byulleten' Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody, Otdel Biologicheskii 90(5): 107–108, figure 2.
  3. Tropicos, Parafestuca E.B.Alexeev
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families