Austrofestuca

Austrofestuca, called beach fescue, is a genus of Australian and New Zealand plants in the grass family.^[2][3][1][4] The only accepted species is Austrofestuca littoralis, native to seacoast regions in Australia (all states except Queensland) and New Zealand (North I, South I, and Chatham Is).^[5][6]

Beach fescue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Austrofestuca (Tsvel.) E.B.Alekseev
Binomial name
Austrofestuca littoralis (Labill.) E.B. Alexeev
Synonyms[1]
Festuca subg. Austrofestuca Tzvelev Poa sect. Austrofestuca (Tzvelev) Soreng & L.J. Gillespie Poa subsect. Austrofestuca (Tzvelev) Soreng, L.J. Gillespie & S.W.L. Jacobs Festuca littoralis Labill. Schedonorus littoralis (Labill.) P.Beauv. Triodia billardierei Spreng. Arundo triodioides Trin. Poa billardierei (Spreng.) St.-Yves Festuca pubinervis Vickery Poa triodioides (Trin.) Zotov Austrofestuca pubinervis (Vickery) B.K.Simon Poa pubinervis (Vickery) S.W.L.Jacobs Schedonorus littoralis var. minor Hook.f. Elymus subpaniculatus Steud.

The genus used to include:^[6][7][8] see Hookerochloa

• Austrofestuca eriopoda – Hookerochloa eriopoda
• Austrofestuca hookeriana – Hookerochloa hookeriana

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

References

1. Tropicos, Austrofestuca (Tzvelev) E.B. Alexeev
2. Alexeev, Eugeniy Borisovich. 1976. Bjulleten Moskovskogo Obačestva Ispytatelej Prirody, Otdel Biologičeskij 81(5): 55
3. Watson L, Dallwitz MJ (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
4. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
5. Atlas of Living Australia, beach fescue, Austrofestuca littoralis (Labill.) E.B.Alexeev Archived February 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
6. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
7. Jacobs, Surrey Wilfrid Laurance. 2008. Telopea 12(2): 277
8. Alexeev, Eugeniy Borisovich. 1985. Bjulleten Moskovskogo Obačestva Ispytatelej Prirody, Otdel Biologičeskij 90(5): 106–107, f. 1, 22–31