Festuca elatior

Ardenghi, Nicola M. G., Signorini, Maria Adele, Parolo, Gilberto, Rossi, Graziano, Pignotti, Lia, Vitek, Ernst & Foggi, Bruno, 2013, Typification of names of taxa belonging to Festuca arundinacea (≡ Schedonorus arundinaceus) aggregate (Poaceae) in Hackel’s herbarium (W), Phytotaxa 84 (2), pp. 55-59 : 57-58

Festuca elatior L. subvar. spuria Hack. (1882: 157) .

Holotype:— ITALY. Emilia-Romagna: prope pagum Castrocaro ab urbe Forlì 8 millia passuum dissitum, 30 May 1877, C. P. S. Sommier s.n. (W-Hackel 1916-0014998!).

Additional specimens examined: —none.

Protologue citation: —“ Italiae superioris (Castrocaro pr. Forli)”. Specimens mentioned in the protologue: —“Castrocaro pr. Forli l. Sommier.” Transcription of holotype specimen notes: —“DATABASED/ PHOTO // HERB. MUS. PALAT. VINDOB./ Acqu. 1916 Nr. 14998// Herbarium E. Hackel [o.s., pr.]”; “ S. SOMMIER, Piante di Toscana [pr.]/ Festuca elatior v. Fenas subv. spuria / Hack. [m. Hackel]/ Prope pagum Castrocaro ab urbe Forlì/ 8 millia passuum dissitum [m. i.]/ In aggeribus herbosis [m. Sommier?]/ 30 Maii [m. i.] 187[pr.]7[m. i.] legi [pr.]”. W! Notes: — Holotype image is available at http://herbarium.univie.ac.at/database/detail.php? ID =166166. The sheet was annotated as the holotype by Foggi and Signorini in 2006.