logo Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit
Taxon  Report  
Vulpia myuros  (L.) C. C. Gmel.

(not an active name)

Foxtail fescue,   Rat tail fescue,   Rattail fescue
Vulpia myuros is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Vulpia
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTSFestuca megalura var. hirsuta
PLANTSFestuca megalura
PLANTSFestuca myuros
PLANTSVulpia megalura
PLANTSVulpia myuros var. hirsuta
...
Information about  Vulpia myuros from other sources
USDA PLANTS Profile (VUMY)

Photos on Calflora

Photos on CalPhotos

Google Images

Photos on iNaturalist


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/27/2024).