Festuca octoflora
Sixweeks Grass
Also known as: Diarrhena setacea (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. +15 more
- Diarrhena setacea (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.
- Festuca gracilenta Buckley
- Festuca octoflora subsp. hirtella Piper
- Festuca octoflora subsp. octoflora
- Festuca octoflora var. aristulata L.H.Dewey
- Festuca octoflora var. glauca (Nutt.) Fernald
- Festuca octoflora var. hirtella (Piper) Hitchc.
- Festuca octoflora var. hirtella Piper
- Festuca octoflora var. octoflora
- Festuca octoflora var. tenella (Willd.) Fernald
- Festuca parviflora Elliott
- Festuca tenella var. aristulata Torr.
- Festuca tenella var. glauca Nutt.
- Gnomonia octoflora (Walter) Lunell
- Schedonorus tenellus (Willd.) P.Beauv.
- Vulpia antofagastensis Parodi
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Originating in North America and South America, Festuca octoflora (commonly known as Sixweeks Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Germany, Japan, Nansei-shoto, Tasmania, West Himalaya