Summary
Place of publication:
Fl. bad. 1:8. 1805
Verified:
05/15/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
annual fescue – foxtail fescue – rat-tail fescue – silver grass – Portuguese (Brazil)
festuca-rabo-de-rato – vulpia-rabo-de-rato – Swedish
råttsvingel – Transcribed Chinese
shu mao –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Eritrea | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation | Dagestan | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kyrgyzstan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Tajikistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Uzbekistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Egypt | Sinai | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Bhutan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | Lesotho | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Eastern Cape | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Free State | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Northern Cape | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Western Cape | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | East Europe | Lithuania | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | West Virginia | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | New Mexico | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Subarctic America | Canada | Yukon Territory | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
4 | Naturalized | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | U.S. Outlying Islands | Midway Islands | |
4 | Naturalized | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | United States | Hawaii | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Rio Grande do Sul | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Santa Catarina | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Hispaniola | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Jamaica | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Costa Rica | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
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MIDDLE ASIA:
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
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WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bhutan, India, Pakistan
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Ukraine
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
United Kingdom, Ireland
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Portugal [Azores]
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Lesotho, South Africa [Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Western Cape]
Asia-Temperate
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CHINA:
China
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EASTERN ASIA:
Japan, Taiwan
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
-
EAST EUROPE:
Lithuania
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Finland, Norway, Sweden
Northern America
-
REGION:
Mexico
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [West Virginia]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Oregon, Washington]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [New Mexico, Texas]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, California]
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SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Canada [Yukon Territory]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [British Columbia]
Pacific
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NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
U.S. Outlying Islands [Midway Islands], United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil [Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina]
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CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola, Jamaica
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MESOAMERICA:
Costa Rica, Guatemala
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | erosion control | | University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource). |
Environmental | revegetator | | University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource). |
Environmental | soil improver | | University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource). |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003 |
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=41939.
Accessed 14 February 2025.