| Synonym | Festuca elatior auct. Amer. |
| Species | Festuca pratensis (Meadow Fescue) |
| Genus | Festuca (fescue grasses) |
| Tribe | Poeae (a tribe of grasses) |
| Subfamily | POOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses) |
| Family | POACEAE (grasses, couch) |
| Order | POALES (grasses, sedges & rushes) |
| Class | MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants) |
| Phylum | TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants) |
| Kingdom | PLANTAE (plants) |
| Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
| Life | BIOTA (living things) |
Festuca elatior auct. Amer. may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
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