Southern Six Weeks Fescue

Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora

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Not scored

Native status unresolved in Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Spread · Light · Soil · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 31 Louisiana parishes.

Ecological relationships

—CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Vulpia

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

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