Rat's-tail Fescue

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Vulpia myuros

Erect sparse annual grass to 60 cm. Leaves up to 18 cm with flat or upwardly inrolled leaf blades, the upper surface being covered with bent hairs. Seedhead is often nodding.

Details
Flora Type
Grasses
Biology

Common introduced naturalized annual grass. Dry areas on sandy soils.
Native Status
Introduced
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Vulpia
Species
myuros

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

After J.M. Vulpius (1760-1840), a German chemist.

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Similar to FoxÕs-tail Fescue V. megalura which has different hairs on its seeds. Vulpia myuros forma megalura confined in Vic to areas west of Melbourne. Interbreeds with Vulpia bromiodes.
Native Status
Introduced