Summary ²

Vulpia myuros, the annual fescue, or rat's-tail fescue, is an annual grass species of the genus Vulpia. It was probably originally native to Eurasia, but it can now be found nearly worldwide as a naturalized species.

Identification Hints ³

Not a spike. Branches not whorled. Small. Relatively long awns. Lower glume much smaller then the upper one. Inflorescence partly hidden in the highest sheath at maturity.

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• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
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