Silver grass

Family: Poaceae
Scientific name: Vulpia myuros
Description: Plant Form: Densely tufted annual grass. Size: Up to 60 cm tall. Stem: Erect, smooth, hairless. Leaves: Flat blades 2-15 cm long. Upper surface hairy, lower surface hairless. Flowers: Long narrow spike 2-20 cm long on one side of stem. Erect or nodding. Fruit and Seeds: Spikelets 7-9 mm long with long straight awns up to 1.5 cm long. Habitat: Disturbed areas, grasslands, pastures, roadsides. Distinguishing Features: Distinguished from Brome fescue (Festuca bromoides) by having a much smaller (1.5 vs 2.5-5.5 mm) lower glume (bract surrounding spikelet) containing 3-6 (rather than 4-7) florets. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Agricultural Lifeform: Grassy

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