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Taxon:  Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray



Summary
Genus:
Vulpia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Loliinae
Nomen number:
41932
Place of publication:
Nat. arr. Brit. pl. 2:124. 1822 ("1821")
Comment:
according to J. L. Reveal (pers. comm. via e-mail on 1 May 2010) publication of this book took place on 10 Jan 1822, not 1 Nov 1821 as indicated in TL-2
Verified:
08/29/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Festuca bromoides L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bromus dertonensis All.
Festuca dertonensis (All.) Asch. & Graebn.
Vulpia dertonensis (All.) Gola
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Reference(s)
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  12. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
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Common names
English
brome fescue –
silver grass –
six-weeks fescue –
squirreltail fescue –
Portuguese (Brazil)
cevadinha-braba –
festuca-cevadinha –
Swedish
ekorrsvingel –
Distribution
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Uganda
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part]
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, Mexico, United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Peru
Economic Uses
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41932. Accessed 13 March 2025.

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