Festuca myuros
Common name
vulpia hair grass, rat’s tail fescue
Synonyms
Vulpia myuros var. myuros
Family
Poaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Grasses
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Waste land, shingly river flats, and rought pasture. Sea level to montane.
Year naturalised
1877
Origin
Eurasia, Mediterranean
Etymology
festuca: From the Latin festuca ‘stem’ or ‘blade of grass’