Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydberg
(Six-Weeks Fescue)


Family: Poaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
By var., see Allred

Vulpia octoflora is a small annual grass that is easily overlooked. It is bright lime green when fresh and there are few blades. There are 5-17 florets per spikelet.
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Vulpia octoflora, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Engineer Cyn., Apr. 12, 2008



Vulpia octoflora, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Kevin Keith & Sarah Johnson, about 1 mile south of the GNF border near the Apache Box, Apr. 24, 2009



Vulpia octoflora, closeup of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Kevin Keith & Sarah Johnson, about 1 mile south of the GNF border near the Apache Box, Apr. 24, 2009



Vulpia octoflora, 1x macro of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Kevin Keith & Sarah Johnson, about 1 mile south of the GNF border near the Apache Box, Apr. 24, 2009


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