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Festuca trachyphylla

FamilyGenus: Schwingelnative in Germany

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About this species

Festuca trachyphylla is an introduced grass species that is established in Great Britain. It bears broad, non‑woody leaves and typically reaches about 21 cm in height, flowering from May to July.

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Pollination

Ecological significance

No documented ecological impact information is available for this introduced grass.

Annual cycle

The plant flowers from May to July; no further yearly cycle details are recorded.

Standort & Merkmale

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Flowering period

Mai – Jul

Bioregion

Continental

Growth form

Gras

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.213 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Scientific profile

Festuca trachyphylla is a grass of the family Poaceae. It is an introduced species that has become established in Great Britain. The plant is terrestrial, non‑woody and broad‑leaved. Height is typically around 21 cm, with some records indicating up to 21.3 cm. The leaf area averages 136 mm² and the diaspore mass is approximately 0.49 mg. Flowering occurs between May and July, and the roots form arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) associations.

Pollinators & visitors

40 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Oulema melanopusHeteropterus morpheusCarterocephalus silvicolaCarterocephalus palaemonPelopidas thraxBorbo borbonicaGegenes nostrodamusOchlodes sylvanusHesperia commaThymelicus hyraxThymelicus sylvestris Thymelicus lineolaCoenonympha phryneCoenonympha oedippusCoenonympha dorusCoenonympha pamphilusCoenonympha amaryllisCoenonympha glycerionCoenonympha corinnaCoenonympha leanderCoenonympha heroCoenonympha arcaniaKirinia roxelanaKirinia climeneLopinga achinePararge xiphioidesPararge aegeriaLasiommata maeraLasiommata deidamiaLasiommata paramegaeraMelanargia russiaeMelanargia larissaMelanargia lachesisMelanargia galatheaMelanargia inesMelanargia pherusaMelanargia occitanicaHipparchia fatuaHipparchia statilinusHipparchia fidia

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Middleton-Welling_2020

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)

•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)

•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)

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