Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Festuca myuros
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Our annual species of Festuca are by some authors placed in the genus Vulpia; they have a single stamen (vs. perennial with 3 stamens) per the Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vulpia myuros
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Vulpia myuros
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-18-001:
Festuca myuros FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Festuca myuros
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Festuca myuros
COMMON NAME:
Rat-tail Fescue
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_femy2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_femy2_002_lvd
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June Greenville County SC
Panicle narrow, 5-20cm long, 1-2cm broad; branches appressed-ascending, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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June Greenville County SC
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June Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm220609_8518
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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June Greenville County SC
Culms 10-70cm tall. Leaves to 15cm x 0.5-1.2mm; blades and sheaths glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Festuca myuros
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vulpia myuros
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Vulpia myuros
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-18-001:
Festuca myuros
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Festuca myuros
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Festuca myuros
567
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Common in Carolina Piedmont & Carolina Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
1 stamen
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain red
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".