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Foxtail Fescue - Vulpia myuros
Other Names:
Annual Fescue, Rattail Six-weeks Grass,
Festuca megalura, Vulpia megalura, Festuca myuros
General Description
Stems 20–60 cm. Leaves: blades 1 mm wide. Inflorescence a narrow panicle 7–20 cm long. Spikelets 5–8 mm long. Lemmas with an awn 5–12 mm long (Lavin in
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Range Comments
Introduced in open disturbed sites throughout most of North America excepting the northcentral region (Lavin in Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 7
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References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.- Quire, R.L. 2013. The sagebrush steppe of Montana and southeastern Idaho shows evidence of high native plant diversity, stability, and resistance to the detrimental effects of nonnative plant species. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 124 p.
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