Festuca myuros L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 74 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Taiwan and Sri Lanka, Macaronesia to Arabian Peninsula and N. Tanzania. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Alaska, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Delaware, Desventurados Is., District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Ecuador, Florida, Free State, Georgia, Great Britain, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Louisiana, Madagascar, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Territory, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Primorye, Queensland, Rhode I., Réunion, South Australia, South Carolina, Sulawesi, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tubuai Is., Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2021). Checklist of Far East Asian Vascular Flora 1: 1-626. EABCN, Seoul.
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  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. [Cited as Vulpia myuros.]
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Kew Backbone Distributions

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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Spruce, R. [5958], Ecuador Festuca megalura K000201563 Yes
Drege [s.n.], South Africa Vulpia myuros K000345226 Yes
Mann G. [2621], Canary Is. Vulpia myuros K000345227 Yes
Kuntze, O. [s.n.], Canary Is. Vulpia myuros K000345228 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [8405], México State Vulpia myuros K000465698 No
Hinton, G.B. [2119], México State Vulpia myuros K000465697 No
Lechler [1411], Chile Vulpia myuros K000308536 Yes
Sellow, Brazil Vulpia myuros K000433685 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3522], México State Vulpia myuros K000465695 No
Hinton, G.B. [1722], México State Vulpia myuros K000465696 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 416], United Kingdom Vulpia myuros K000914508 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3522], México State Vulpia myuros K000465699 No
Smith, L.B. [13588], Brazil Vulpia myuros K001077703 Yes

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