Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb.
Six-weeks fescue
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
Subclass | Commelinidae | Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others |
Order | Cyperales | Flowering plants including grasses |
Family | Poaceae | Grasses (but not sedges or rushes) |
Genus | Vulpia | After German chemist/physicist, pharmacist and amateur botanist Johann Samuel Vulpius (1760-1846) of Baden |
Species | octoflora | Eight-flowered |
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Vulpia octoflora description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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