[Annual Fescues: The Genus Vulpia West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Desert Fescue, Small Fescue

Vulpia microstachys

Synonyms: Festuca arida, Festuca confusa, Festuca eastwoodae, Festuca grayii, Festuca microstachys, Festuca pacifica, Festuca reflexa, Vulpia microstachys var. ciliata, Vulpia microstachys var. confusa, Vulpia microstachys var. microstachys, Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora, Vulpia arida, Vulpia pacifica

Inflorescence of Desert Fescue, Small Fescue: Vulpia microstachys (Synonyms: Festuca arida, Festuca confusa, Festuca eastwoodae, Festuca grayii, Festuca microstachys, Festuca pacifica, Festuca reflexa, Vulpia microstachys var. ciliata, Vulpia microstachys var. confusa, Vulpia microstachys var. microstachys, Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora, Vulpia arida, Vulpia pacifica)

Desert fescue as seen atop Upper Table Rock to the north of Eagle Point, Oregon..........April 28, 2012. Note that the first glume is at least half as long as the second glume, and that the awns are at longer than the lemmas.

Inflorescence of Desert Fescue, Small Fescue: Vulpia microstachys (Synonyms: Festuca arida, Festuca confusa, Festuca eastwoodae, Festuca grayii, Festuca microstachys, Festuca pacifica, Festuca reflexa, Vulpia microstachys var. ciliata, Vulpia microstachys var. confusa, Vulpia microstachys var. microstachys, Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora, Vulpia arida, Vulpia pacifica) - Desert Fescue, Small Fescue: Vulpia microstachys (Synonyms: Festuca arida, Festuca confusa, Festuca eastwoodae, Festuca grayii, Festuca microstachys, Festuca pacifica, Festuca reflexa, Vulpia microstachys var. ciliata, Vulpia microstachys var. confusa, Vulpia microstachys var. microstachys, Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora, Vulpia arida, Vulpia pacifica) - Inflorescence of Desert Fescue, Small Fescue: Vulpia microstachys (Synonyms: Festuca arida, Festuca confusa, Festuca eastwoodae, Festuca grayii, Festuca microstachys, Festuca pacifica, Festuca reflexa, Vulpia microstachys var. ciliata, Vulpia microstachys var. confusa, Vulpia microstachys var. microstachys, Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora, Vulpia arida, Vulpia pacifica)

Desert fescue as seen atop Upper Table Rock to the north of Eagle Point, Oregon..........April 28, 2012. Note the spreading branches or spikelets, a way to distinguish this species from V. bromoides.
Paul Slichter