Festuca myuros L. is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Festuca myuros L.

Festuca myuros L.

Festuca myuros L. (Vulpia myuros) is an annual grass in Poaceae, probably native to Eurasia and now naturalized nearly worldwide.

Family
Genus
Festuca
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Festuca myuros L.

Festuca myuros L. (synonym Vulpia myuros) is commonly known as annual fescue or rat's-tail fescue. It is an annual flowering plant that belongs to the grass family Poaceae. It was most likely originally native to Eurasia, but is now naturalized and found nearly worldwide. In the United Kingdom, it grows to form dense, uniform swards made up of fine, hair-like stems in recently disturbed habitats. It is often eventually outcompeted and displaced by perennial grasses.

Photo: (c) Doug Andrews, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Doug Andrews · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Festuca

More from Poaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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