Vulpia octoflora var. glauca

(Nutt.) Fernald
Synonyms: Vulpia octoflora var. tenella Festuca octoflora var. tenella
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 450.

Panicle branches usually appressed, infrequently spreading distally, spikelets closely arranged. Spikelets usually 4-6.5 mm, subsessile or short-pedicellate. Lemmas glabrous or scabrous; awns of the lowermost lemma in each spikelet 0.3-3 mm.

Distribution

Fla., S.Dak., Wyo., Wash., W.Va., Del., D.C., Wis., Ariz., N.Mex., Colo., Idaho, Miss., Nebr., N.J., Nev., N.H., Tex., La., Tenn., N.C., S.C., Pa., N.Y., Va., Mass., Maine, R.I., Calif., Ala., Ark., Vt., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ga., Kans., N.Dak., Okla., Conn., Md., Ohio, Utah, Mo., Minn., Mich., Mont., B.C., Ont., Que., Ky.

Discussion

Vulpia octoflora var. glauca is most frequent in southern Canada and the northern half of the United States, and is the most common representative of V. octoflora from North Dakota to western Kansas, and east to Maine and Virginia.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Robert I. Lonard +
(Nutt.) Fernald +
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Vulpia octoflora var. tenella +  and Festuca octoflora var. tenella +
Vulpia octoflora var. glauca +
Vulpia octoflora +
variety +