Festuca myuros
Common names
vulpia hair grass, rat’s tail fescue
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Grasses
Habitat
Waste land, shingly river flats, and rought pasture. Sea level to montane.
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Poaceae
Synonyms
Vulpia myuros var. myuros
Ecology
Year naturalised
1877
Origin
Eurasia, Mediterranean
Other information
Etymology
festuca: From the Latin festuca ‘stem’ or ‘blade of grass’