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Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel.
annual fescue

   
Symbol: VUMY
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
L48    I
AK    I
HI    I
CAN    I



   
Other common names:
  rat-tail fescue
Photograph of Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Australia, Tasmania, Hobart.
 
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Synonyms:
Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel.

  FEME Festuca megalura Nutt.   annual fescue
  FEMEH Festuca megalura Nutt. var. hirsuta (Hack.) Asch. & Graebn.  
  FEMY2 Festuca myuros L.  
  VUME Vulpia megalura (Nutt.) Rydb.  
  VUMYH Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel. var. hirsuta Hack.  
  VUMYM2 Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel. var. myuros  
 

Distribution by State:
Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel.

Distributional Map for Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel.
Distribution Map Legend

Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel. distribution:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, ON, YT)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, AZ, CA, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel.

341 genera in Poaceae, 11 species in Vulpia
 

Classification:
Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass   Commelinidae
Order   Cyperales
Family   Poaceae – Grass family
Genus   Vulpia C.C. Gmel. – fescue
Species   Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel. – annual fescue
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel.

rat-tailed fescue

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

WSWS Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.
 

Introduced Information:
Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACW UPL FACU FACU NO NI FAC FACW FACW- FAC FACU* UPL NO UPL

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42263.

 

 

 

 
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