Calflora: Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora

Taxon Report 8335

Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. var. octoflora (not an active name; please see Festuca octoflora)

Six weeks fescue, Sixweeks fescue, Slender fescue

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Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora, a monocot, is an annual grass that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Family:	POACEAE
Genus:	Vulpia
Parent Record	Vulpia octoflora

Wetlands:

Occurs in wetlands in another region, but occurs almost always under natural conditions in non wetlands in California [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
TJM2 accepted name:	Festuca octoflora

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Festuca octoflora var. aristulata
PLANTS:	Festuca octoflora

NOTE: Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

More information about Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (VUOCO)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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