Festuca ovina Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 73. 1753.

"Habitat in Alpibus Lapponicae, Helvetiae, Scotiae." RCN: 614.

Lectotype ( Kerguélen in Lejeunia, n.s., 75: 150. 1975): Herb. Linn. No. 92.1; Lapland Herb. No. 55 (LINN; iso- LAPP) .

Generitype of Festuca Linnaeus (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 120. 1929).

Current name: Festuca ovina L. ( Poaceae).

Note: A detailed account of the original elements is given by Jarvis & al. (in Watsonia 16: 300. 1987) who also illustrated the type (their pl. 2A), though their choice is pre-dated by that of Kerguélen (1975).