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Poaceae
Festuca

not marked as a favorite taxon *Festuca myuros Linnaeus. Common name: Rat-tail Fescue. Phenology: Mar-Jun. Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, G, HC, K4, NY, RAB, S, S13, W, WV; = Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C.Gmel. — Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA24, Il, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, Pa, Tn, Va, WH3, Tucker (1996); > Vulpia megalura (Nutt.) Rydb. — Tx; > Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C.Gmel. — Tx; > Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C.Gmel. var. hirsuta Hack. — Meso6. Basionym: Festuca myuros L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Vulpia myuros - FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (name change)
  • Great Plains: FAC (name change)
  • Midwest: FACU (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Festuca myuros© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
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image #6 of Festuca myuros© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
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