*Vulpia bromoides

Family Poaceae

Squirrel Tail Fescue

Tufted annual grass to 40 cm high, longevity less than 1 year.

Flowers: Spring. Wind pollinated.

Fruit: Dry one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.

Seed: Dispersed by adhesion.

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

• Native of Mediterranean.
• Weed of grassland and disturbed places.
• Common weed in grassland at the Australian Botanic Garden.
• Killed by fire.
• C3 cool season metabolism.

Asterisk * indicates exotic species naturalised at the Australian Botanic Garden.