Festuca octoflora | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Festuca |
Species: | F. octoflora
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Festuca octoflora | |
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Festuca octoflora, also known as Vulpia octoflora, [1] [2] is an annual plant in the grass family ( Poaceae). [3] The common name six-week fescue is because it supplies about 6 weeks of cattle forage after a rain. [3] Other common names include sixweeks fescue, [4] six-weeks fescue, pullout grass, [4] eight-flower six-weeks grass, [4] or eight-flowered fescue. [4]
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. [5] [6] It grows in open, sunny places between shrubs and in burn areas. [3] It is commonly found in burn areas after a fire. [3]
Festuca octoflora/Vulpia octoflora varieties include:
Festuca octoflora | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Festuca |
Species: | F. octoflora
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Binomial name | |
Festuca octoflora | |
Synonyms | |
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Festuca octoflora, also known as Vulpia octoflora, [1] [2] is an annual plant in the grass family ( Poaceae). [3] The common name six-week fescue is because it supplies about 6 weeks of cattle forage after a rain. [3] Other common names include sixweeks fescue, [4] six-weeks fescue, pullout grass, [4] eight-flower six-weeks grass, [4] or eight-flowered fescue. [4]
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. [5] [6] It grows in open, sunny places between shrubs and in burn areas. [3] It is commonly found in burn areas after a fire. [3]
Festuca octoflora/Vulpia octoflora varieties include: