Latin name: Festuca myuros L.
Pronunciation: fes-TOO-ka my-OOR-os
Common name: Rattail fescue
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Open places, sandy soils to 5000', native to Europe
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Festuca 2) myuros
Formerly Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta
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