Six Weeks Fescue
Vulpia Octoflora
Plant type: Grass
Growing Season: Cool
Life Cycle: Annual
Cover: Moderate
Soil & Plant Characteristics
Acceptable Soil Types: No information found
Acceptable Soil Conditions: No information found
Max Plant Height (in ft): 2
First Bloom: April
Last Bloom: July
Flower Color: No information found
Location
Minimum Elevation (in ft): 2490
Maximum Elevation (in ft): 5510
Counties: Beaver, Boxelder, Cache, Daggett, Davis, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Saltlake, Sanjuan, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Washington, Wayne, Weber
Reproduction and Growth
Growth Rate: Rapid
Germination Overall: High
Germination Rate: No information found
Germination Requirements: Scarification or warm temperatures
Reproduction: High
Establishment: Moderate
Ecological
Best Suited For These Conditions: Disturbance, Riparian
Best Suited For These Management Goals: Wildlife habitat, Tortoise habitat, Songbird habitat, Upland Game habitat, Drought resilience
Additional Information
Commerical Availability: Yes
- https://avseeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AVS-catalog.pdf
- https://www.kswildflower.org/grass_details.php?grassID=64
- https://graniteseed.com/seed/grass-species/vulpia-octoflora/
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3891448.pdf?casa_token=T0S40WGC7o0AAAAA:_E0fFry9WwLrFFeKztddipRhoINzebnGob4BR5c5etkL9cEDEICGbJyp4g-JHldy7BL2Xd4So3CRKBtlWVB1nG-GjMzIn8vYSlJT--_XOyJmGAjsT1ml
- https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2188&context=extension_curall
- https://courses.washington.edu/esrm412/protocols/2018/VUOC.pdf
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/graminoid/vuloct/all.html