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sixweeks grass
Festuca octoflora
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum
common Mediterranean grassSchismus barbatus
Perennial RyegrassLolium perenne
Rescue BromeBromus catharticus
brome fescueFestuca bromoides
common soft bromeBromus hordeaceus
Red BromeBromus rubens
Italian RyegrassLolium multiflorum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,543 |
|---|---|
| California | 866 |
| Texas | 414 |
| Nevada | 168 |
| Arizona | 161 |
| Canada | 120 |
| Ontario | 64 |
| Michigan | 56 |
| Nebraska | 53 |
| Mississippi | 52 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | Fescues · Festuca |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise sixweeks grass with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.