Latin name: Vulpia myuros (L.) C. Gmelin var.
  hirsuta Hack.
  Pronunciation: VUL-pee-a my-OOR-os her-SOO-ta

  Common name: Rattail fescue
  Family: Poaceae (Grass)
  Habitat: Open places, sandy soils to 5000', native
  to Europe

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Vulpia
  2) myuros
 3) hirsuta
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