Vulpia bromoides

Vulpia bromoides, squirreltail fescue,[1]:170–171 barren fescue[2]: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]

Vulpia bromoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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

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.

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