Table 2. Festuca species in Australia Natural hybrids (and their Synonyms/Varieties/ Areas Scientific name Common name Flowering time respective synonyms if Subspecies present in Australia available) F1 e,x, yTAS. (•x)e,fFestuca archeri E.B.Alexeev F2 a,d,e,i,t, yNSW, VIC., a,d,e, yTas, a,tGraceful fescue tDecember - February asperula I,yACT •a,e,f,tFestuca Vickery F3 e,gFestuca var. Benth. bFescue e,yVIC, b,d,i,t,ySA, yNSW tOctober - November duriuscula aristata (•b,g,t)e,fFestuca benthamiana Vickery F4 a, yNSW, yACT, ySA, glauca Vill. •aFestuca F5 wHard fescue, Blue eQLD? (*w)e,fFestuca longifolia fescue Thuill. F6 a,d,e,i,t, yNSW, VIC., d,e,I, yACT tDecember - March muelleri •a,e,f,tFestuca Vickery F7 aFestuca L. subsp. commutate Gaud., tFestuca rubra L. var. a,d,e,i,t,yNSW, VIC., yTAS., aS.A, WA, aChewings fescue tNovember - January *a,e,f,tFestuca nigrescens commutate Lam. d,e,I, yACT Lamk.
Table 2. Festuca species in Australia Scientific name Synonyms/Varieties/ Subspecies Common name Areas present in Australia Flowering time Natural hybrids (and their respective synonyms if available) F1 (•x)e,fFestuca archeri E.B.Alexeev e,x, yTAS. F2 •a,e,f,tFestuca asperula Vickery a,tGraceful fescue a,d,e,i,t, yNSW, VIC., a,d,e, yTas, I,yACT tDecember - February F3 (•b,g,t)e,fFestuca benthamiana Vickery e,gFestuca duriuscula var. aristata Benth. bFescue e,yVIC, b,d,i,t,ySA, yNSW tOctober - November F4 •aFestuca glauca Vill. a, yNSW, yACT, ySA, F5 (*w)e,fFestuca longifolia Thuill. wHard fescue, Blue fescue eQLD? F6 •a,e,f,tFestuca muelleri Vickery a,d,e,i,t, yNSW, VIC., d,e,I, yACT tDecember - March F7 *a,e,f,tFestuca nigrescens Lamk. aFestuca L. subsp. commutate Gaud., tFestuca rubra L. var. commutate Lam. aChewings fescue a,d,e,i,t,yNSW, VIC., yTAS., aS.A, WA, d,e,I, yACT tNovember - January
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