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Vulpia myuros, the annual fescue, [1] or rat's-tail fescue, [2] is an annual flowering plant in grass family Poaceae. It was probably originally native to Eurasia, but it can now be found nearly worldwide as a naturalized species. In the United Kingdom it forms dense, even swards of fine, hair-like stems in recently disturbed habitats.
Vulpia is a part of a group of species known as fescues; Vulpia is sometimes considered a subset of the main fescue genus, Festuca. Many of these fescues are considered noxious weeds in many places. [ 7 ]
[4] [6] Breeding occurs in spring and summer (May through August), with a gestation period of about five weeks. A female may have one or two litters each year. Litters can range in size from two to six, with a typical litter size of three. The females have only four mammary glands, so larger litters most likely have higher attrition rates ...
Rat tail or rat's tail may refer to: The tail of a rat; Rat-tailed maggot, a maggot with the tail of a rat; Rattail, fish of the family Macrouridae; Rattail (casting), a defect in metal casting; Rattail (haircut) Rattail skate (Dipturus lanceorostratus), a fish endemic to Mozambique; Rat-tail splice, a type of electrical splice
[1] [15] While the eastern woodrat's nest is typically found on the ground, it is a capable climber and may forage above ground. [2] Eastern Woodrats eat about 5% of their body weight in dry mass each day. During the summer months, most feeding is done while foraging. Only small amounts of food are taken back to the den for daytime feeding. [2]
At 5 weeks, the embryo is a mass of cells with a developing neural tube (pre-spinal cord and brain). The forming fetus is no larger than a grain of rice.” Pregnancy tissue after an abortion at 5 ...
Confused fescue Festuca lemanii: Blue fescue Festuca longifolia: Hard fescue Festuca brevipila: Perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne: Italian rye-grass Lolium multiflorum * Dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata: Squirreltail fescue Vulpia bromoides: Rat's-tail fescue Vulpia myuros: Bearded fescue Vulpia ciliata: Mat-grass fescue Vulpia unilateralis ...
Festuca (fescue) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family Poaceae (subfamily Pooideae). They are evergreen or herbaceous perennial tufted grasses with a height range of 10–200 cm (4–79 in) and a cosmopolitan distribution , occurring on every continent except Antarctica . [ 2 ]