Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Bayer Code : vlpmy
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Vulpia megalura (Nutt.) rydb.
Classification: Gramineae, Monocotyledonous
Common name: rat's-tail fescue
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Mäuseschwanz-Fuchsschwingel ; FR : vulpie queue de rat ; IT : paleo sottile ; PT : vúlpia ; EN : rat's-tail fescue ;
Biological type: Annual
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- Shoot rolled, leaf sheath terete.
- Leaf blade 20-50 times longer than wide, leaf glabrous.
- Ligule membranous truncate, auricles absent.
- Height: 20-60 cm. Plant tufted, glabrous.
- Stem erect or geniculate, slender.
- Leaves till the panicle, bright-green, narrow, rolled.
- Inflorescence : spike -like panicle, 10-20 cm, green or purplish. Spikelets of 4-8 cleistogamous florets with a glabrous rachis, awn longer than lemma.
- Biological type: annual.
Mistake with: Vulpia geniculata
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Rare
Present
Rare
Present
