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Five species of the Festuca ovina group have been identified on open serpentine rocks and in xerothermic grasslands occurring in the Sudety Foreland: F. pallens Host, F. trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina, F. ovina L., F. valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin, and F. guestphalica Boenn. ex Rchb. The most popular and the widest distributed species is F. trachyphylla. Less common but also wide distributed is F. ovina. F. pallens is rare and occurs only on natural serpentine outcrops. F. valesiaca and F. guestphalica have been noted at 1 site only. These three species are rare or very rare in Lower Silesia and are included into regional Red List.