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Vulpia Litardiereana
''Vulpia'' is a widespread genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, native to many countries around the world and naturalized in many of the nations to which it is not native. It is most common in temperate regions. ''Vulpia'' is a part of a group of species known as fescues; ''Vulpia'' is sometimes considered a subset of the main fescue genus, ''Festuca''. Many of these fescues are considered noxious weeds in many places. ''Vulpia myuros'' is a notable weed. The genus is named for Johann Samuel Vulpius (1760-1846), a German botanist. ; Species * ''Vulpia alopecuros'' (Schousb.) Link - western Mediterranean, Canary Is * ''Vulpia alpina'' L.Liu - Tibet * ''Vulpia antucensis'' Trin. - Chile, Argentina * ''Vulpia australis'' (Nees) Blom - South America * ''Vulpia brevis'' Boiss. & Kotschy - eastern Mediterranean * ''Vulpia bromoides'' (L.) Gray - brome fescue - Europe, Africa, Arabia; naturalized in Australia, the Americas, various islands * ''Vulpia ciliata'' Dumort. - Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulpia Octoflora
''Festuca octoflora'', also known as ''Vulpia octoflora'', is an annual plant in the grass family ( Poaceae).Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd E. 2013, p 285 The common name six week fescue is because it supplies about 6 weeks of cattle forage after a rain. Other common names include sixweeks fescue, six-weeks fescue, pullout grass, eight-flower sixweeks grass, or eight-flowered fescue. Range and habitat This bunchgrass is native to North America occurring across a large part of Canada, in all of the lower 48 contiguous United States, and Baja California of Mexico. It grows in open, sunny places between shrubs and in burn areas. It is commonly found in burn areas after a fire. Varieties ''Festuca octoflora''/''Vulpia octoflora'' varieties include: *''Vulpia octoflora'' var. ''glauca'' (AKA ''Festuca octoflora'' Walter var. ''tenella'', ''Festuca gracilenta'' Buckley, ''Festuca tenella'' Willd. Carl Ludwig Willdenow (22 August 1765 – 10 July 1812) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |