× Festulolium

× Festulolium is a nothogenus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae. Naturally occurring hybrids, they are the result of crosses between species of two distinct grass genera, Festuca (the fescues) and Lolium (the ryegrasses), and the hybrids show phenotypic similarities to both parents. This type of intergeneric hybridization is quite rare, and is indicated by a multiplication symbol before the name. The name Festulolium is an example of a portmanteau word, a combination of the two parents' names.

× Festulolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Loliinae
Genus: × Festulolium
Asch. & Graebn.[1]
Species

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Species

There are three accepted naturally occurring hybrid species found in Europe, where the parental ranges overlap, and a number of artificial crosses used in lawn applications.[2]

  • × Festulolium hercynicum (Wein) Banfi, Galasso, Foggi, Kopecký & Ardenghi (Festuca rubra × Lolium pratense)
  • × Festulolium pseudofallax (Wein) Banfi, Galasso, Foggi, Kopecký & Ardenghi (Festuca ovina × L. pratense)
  • × Festulolium wippraense (Wein) Banfi, Galasso, Foggi, Kopecký & Ardenghi (Festuca heterophylla × L. pratense)

References
  1. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 768 (1902)
  2. Banfi, Enrico; Galasso, Gabriele; Foggi, Bruno; Kopecký, David; Ardenghi, Nicola M.G. (2017). "From Schedonorus and Micropyropsis to Lolium (Poaceae: Loliinae): New combinations and typifications". Taxon. 66 (3): 708–717. doi:10.12705/663.11.
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