The fescue of Moris is a grass endemic to Sardinia, where it grows on soils that are moist for a long time on the Gennargentu Massif and on the Marghine mountain chain.The genus name, that in Latin means 'very thin twig', already in use among the Romans, was quoted by Varro (116-27 BC) and later by Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) for a grass; the species is dedicated to Giuseppe Giacinto Moris (1796-1869), author of an important Flora of Sardinia. Flowering period: June to July.

Italian name(s): Festuca di Moris (Italia).