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Vulpia fasciculata (Forssk.) Fritsch
Family Poaceae
Common name: Dune Fescue

Vulpia fasciculata (Forssk.) Fritsch APNI*

Synonyms: Vulpia membranacea (L.) Dumort. APNI*

Description: Tufted annual to 0.6 m high.

Leaves with ligule membranous, to 0.5 mm long, obtuse, erose; blade inrolled, lower surface glabrous, upper surface pubescent with hairs < 0.25 mm on prominent ribs.

Inflorescence 1-sided, 3–17 cm long (excluding awns), to 2.5 cm wide (excluding awns), exserted at maturity. Spikelets 1–18 mm long (excluding awns), c. 0.5 mm wide (excluding awns); florets 5–7, proximal 2 or 3 florets female, distal 2–5 florets male; Lower glume 7–30% length of upper, 1–4 mm long, subulate, awnless, smooth, glabrous; upper 10–14 mm long, tapering to an awn, smooth or scabrous, glabrous, awn straight, 1–15 mm long, scabrous. Male lemmas smaller and narrower than female lemmas. Female lemmas 8–13 mm long, tapering to awn, central nerve scabrous; awn straight, 18–26 cm long, scabrous; palea subequal to lemma.


Herbarium
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Flowering: spring.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows on coastal sand dunes; sporadic south from Bundeena. Native of Eur.
NSW subdivisions: *CC, *SC
Other Australian states: *Vic. *W.A. *S.A.
AVH map***

Text by Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008); edited KL Wilson (2012)
Taxon concept: Grasses of New South Wales, Fourth Edition (2008).


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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