Austrofestuca Explained

Austrofestuca, called beach fescue, is a genus of Australian and New Zealand plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2] [3]} 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).^{[4] [5]}

The genus used to include:^{[5] [6] [7]} see Hookerochloa

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

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

Notes and References

1. Alexeev, Eugeniy Borisovich. 1976. Bjulleten Moskovskogo Obačestva Ispytatelej Prirody, Otdel Biologičeskij 81(5): 55
2. Web site: 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 . 2009-08-19 . Watson L, Dallwitz MJ . 2008 . The Grass Genera of the World . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606065804/http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/au_fe-sl.htm . 2011-06-06 .
3. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00072.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:394558 Atlas of Living Australia, beach fescue, Austrofestuca littoralis (Labill.) E.B.Alexeev
5. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=397194 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
6. Jacobs, Surrey Wilfrid Laurance. 2008. Telopea 12(2): 277
7. Alexeev, Eugeniy Borisovich. 1985. Bjulleten Moskovskogo Obačestva Ispytatelej Prirody, Otdel Biologičeskij 90(5): 106–107, f. 1, 22–31