Latin name: Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb. var.
  hirtella (Piper) Henrard
  Pronunciation:
VUL-pee-a ok-toe-FLOR-a her-
  TEL-a

  Common name: Six-weeks fescue
  Family: Poaceae (Grass)
  Habitat: Sandy to rocky soils, disturbed places,
  desert scrub to pinyon woodland, burned areas,
  California Floristic Province, Channel Islands

  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Vulpia
  2) octoflora
 3) hirtella
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