⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-416533, with some changes.

Festuca rubra subsp. caespitosa Hack. is a synonym of Festuca nigrescens Lam.

This name is a synonym of Festuca nigrescens Lam..

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym (record 416533) with original publication details: Term. Füz. 2: 292 1878.