NameThatPlant.net: Festuca myuros

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Festuca myuros FAMILY Poaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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Our annual species of Festuca are by some authors placed in the genus Vulpia; they have a single stamen (vs. perennial with 3 stamens) per the Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vulpia myuros FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-18-001:

Festuca myuros FAMILY Poaceae

COMMON NAME:
Rat-tail Fescue

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Festuca myuros FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vulpia myuros FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-18-001:
Festuca myuros FAMILY Poaceae

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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual

Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Common in Carolina Piedmont & Carolina Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
1 stamen

Inflorescence a panicle

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain red
Grain

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