[Taxacom] Grass taxonomy

[Ken Kinman]

Hi Brian,      Good question.  I believe they have long  been recognized as the same species, so one is the synonym of the other.  However, there seems to be some dispute whether this species belongs in Festuca or Schedonorus.  As far as I can tell, this is still the subject of debate, so some databases use one name and others use the other name.              ---------------Ken-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 10:36:09 -0500
> From: brpatric at dwu.edu
> To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> Subject: [Taxacom] Grass taxonomy
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> Hello,
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> Looking through the USDA Plants profile pages, I noticed that Festuca
> arundinacea Schreb.  Is now Schedonorus phoenix (Scop.) Holub.  
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> Is this the official name now?  Has F. arundinacea been synonymized?
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> Thank you for your time!
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> Best regards, Brian
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