Festuca incurva

Festuca incurva is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native from the Mediterranean to Central Asia and Pakistan. When placed in the monotypic genus Psilurus as Psilurus incurvus, it was the only species.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Antoine Gouan in 1762 as Nardus incurva. In 1913, it was transferred to the genus Psilurus as the only species Psilurus incurvus. In 2014, it was transferred to Festuca, the placement accepted by Plants of the World Online as of 2024.

Distribution

Festuca incurva has a widespread distribution. It is native to southwestern Europe, southeastern Europe, North Africa, Western Asia, the Caucasus, Crimea, Pakistan, and Central Asia. It has been introduced into Germany and parts of Australia.