Common Name(s): | Common Sixweeksgrass, Fescue,Sixweeks, Sixweeksgrass,Common |
Scientific Name: | Vulpia octoflora |
Family: | Poaceae |
Longevity: | Annual |
Season: | Cool |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 10 - 60 cm |
Flowers: | Apr - May |
Description: A short-lived annual most commonly found growing in disturbed areas. The inflorescence is somewhat narrow and the lemmas have awns from 3 - 7 mm in length. It is of little value to wildlife and provides fair forage for cattle in the early spring but with a very short period of use. |