Paper · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

An update on the taxonomy of Festuca (Poaceae) with a focus on Central European taxa

Englmaier, Peter

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Abstract

To keep the Excursion Flora of Austria and other Central European floras up to date, systematics, taxonomy and nomenclatural correctness within the Festuca-Lolium group (core of the subtribe Loliinae) were critically evaluated in light of recent molecular phylogenetic investigations. This resulted in a taxonomic concept based on two monophyletic main genera, Lolium and Festuca, both being associated with various basal groups, which can be separated at generic rank as required, allowing phylogenetic relationships to be reflected as reliable as possible. Within the area covered by the upcoming fourth edition of the Excursion Flora of Austria and the Eastern Alps, only one such basal group (Drymochloa) is of relevance. New names and combinations required by this updated taxonomy are provided.

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Claim · model-written summary

The updated taxonomy is based on two monophyletic main genera, Lolium and Festuca.

Taxon
FestucaFestucae1
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taxonomic concepte1
Qualifier
based on two monophyletic main genera, Lolium and Festucae1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Festuca
Festuca · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“This resulted in a taxonomic concept based on two monophyletic main genera, Lolium and Festuca”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 285–379 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultbasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

New names and combinations are provided for the updated Festuca taxonomy.

Taxon
FestucaFestucae1
Outcome
new names and combinationse2

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Festuca
Festuca · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“This resulted in a taxonomic concept based on two monophyletic main genera, Lolium and Festuca”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 285–379 · show in text ↑
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“New names and combinations required by this updated taxonomy are provided”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 726–799 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultbasis n/a

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Within the Excursion Flora of Austria area, only the basal group Drymochloa is of relevance.

Taxon
DrymochloaDrymochloae1
Outcome
of relevancee1
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area covered by the upcoming fourth edition of the Excursion Flora of Austria and the Eastern Alpse1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Drymochloa
Drymochloa · TaxonSam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“Within the area covered by the upcoming fourth edition of the Excursion Flora of Austria and the Eastern Alps, only one such basal group (Drymochloa) is of relevance”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 559–724 · show in text ↑