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Vulpia bromoides

Vulpia bromoides, squirreltail fescue, barren fescue or brome fescue, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is a winter annual native to Europe, North Africa, and West Asia, but has been introduced to parts of the America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and isolated parts of East Asia.

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Length
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Source
Vulpia bromoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Vulpia
Species:
V. bromoides
Binomial name
Vulpia bromoides
Synonyms

Bromus dertonensis All.
Festuca bromoides L.
Festuca dertonensis (All.) Aschers. & Graebn.
Vulpia dertonensis (All.) Gola

Vulpia bromoides, squirreltail fescue,1: 170–171  barren fescue2: 450  or brome fescue, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is a winter annual native to Europe, North Africa, and West Asia, but has been introduced to parts of the America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and isolated parts of East Asia.3

References

References

  1. Cope, T.; Gray, A. (2009). Grasses of the British Isles. London, U.K.: Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. ISBN 9780901158420.
  2. Clapham, A.R.; Tutin, T.G.; Warburg, E.F. (1981). Excursion flora of the British Isles (3 ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521232902.
  3. "Festuca bromoides L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
External links

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