Festuca sciurea Nuttall. Common name: Squirrel-tail Fescue. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Sandy roadsides, fields, disturbed areas. Distribution: S. NJ south to n. peninsular FL, west to TX, and north in the interior to MO.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: There may be question whether the Rafinesquian epithet applies here; moreover, when transferred into Festuca it may be blocked by the very similar Festuca elliottii.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, G, HC, K4, RAB, S, S13; = Vulpia elliotea (Raf.) Fernald — C, F, Il, Mo1, Tat, Tx, WH3; = Vulpia sciurea (Nutt.) Henrard — Ar, ETx1, FNA24, NcTx, Va, Tucker (1996). Basionym: Festuca sciurea Nutt. 1837 [1835]
Links to other floras: = Vulpia sciurea - FNA24
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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