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Micropyrum

not marked as a favorite taxon *Micropyrum tenellum (Linnaeus) Link. Common name: Gravel Fescue. Phenology: Apr. Habitat: Hudsonia tomentosa flats, ocean dunes. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean w. Europe. Discovered naturalized at Island Beach State Park, Ocean County, NJ by Linda Kelly in 2022.

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Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = Brachypodium tenellum (L.) P.Beauv.; = Catapodium tenellum (L.) Batt. & Trab.; = Festuca lachenalii Spenn. Basionym: Triticum tenellum L. 1759

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