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Scientific Name
Festuca myuros
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Festuca myuros L.
Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Rattail sixweeks grass
Park Synonyms
Vulpia myuros, Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta, Vulpia myuros var. myuros
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusVulpia
SpeciesFestuca myuros
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Biek (1988) calls this a weed on open, dry flats below 1500 but does not mention any specific locations within the park; Data Source: Biek, David. Flora of the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Shasta County, California. 1988
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
16
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Bob Truitt (CJC - I&M Office 10/13/2000;)
Created Date
2/11/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eedson@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/18/2017 10:48:19 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: electronic file (Converted from files 'crla.xls, Lavo.xls, Labe.xls, Orca.xls, Redw.xls, Whis.xls' by the I&M Office;) Park Species Data Source: Bradley, T., J. Gibson and W. Bunn. 2006. Fuels Management and Non-native Plant Species: an Evaluation of Fire and Fire Surrogate Treatments in a Chaparral Plant Community. May 2017 eedson checked or updated taxonomy to be current with the WHIS in house plant list,and Jepson2
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