OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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



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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567

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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