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Range and habitat

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is native to North America occurring across a large part of

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, in all of the lower 48 contiguous United States, and

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. 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''

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var. ''tenella'', ''Festuca gracilenta'' Buckley, ''Festuca tenella''

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, and ''Vulpia octoflora'' var. ''tenella'') *''Vulpia octoflora'' var. ''hirtella'' *''Vulpia octoflora'' var. ''octoflora''

References

External links

Jepson Manual – ''Vulpia octoflora''
octoflora Bunchgrasses of North America Grasses of the United States Grasses of Canada Grasses of Mexico Native grasses of California Plants described in 1788 {{Pooideae-stub