Index / Search / Vulpia octoflora
§1 Plant
Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb.
vernacular sixweeks fescue — species · Poaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus
- Vulpia
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 1,105 counties across 36 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 1,105 counties across 36 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crittenden 05035
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lawrence 05075
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Marion 05089
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Baker 12003
- Bay 12005
- Calhoun 12013
- Citrus 12017
- Columbia 12023
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gulf 12045
- Hamilton 12047
- Hernando 12053
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Madison 12079
- Marion 12083
- Nassau 12089
- Okaloosa 12091
- Suwannee 12121
- Taylor 12123
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
- Washington 12133
Georgia view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Baker 13007
- Baldwin 13009
- Bartow 13015
- Brooks 13027
- Camden 13039
- Clarke 13059
- Columbia 13073
- DeKalb 13089
- Dougherty 13095
- Echols 13101
- Elbert 13105
- Emanuel 13107
- Forsyth 13117
- Fulton 13121
- Grady 13131
- Habersham 13137
- Hall 13139
- Hancock 13141
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jeff Davis 13161
- Jefferson 13163
- Johnson 13167
- Lee 13177
- Macon 13193
- Madison 13195
- McIntosh 13191
- Meriwether 13199
- Morgan 13211
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Putnam 13237
- Randolph 13243
- Spalding 13255
- Thomas 13275
- Twiggs 13289
- Walker 13295
- Wilkes 13317
Illinois view state ↗ 79 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Cumberland 17035
- Edwards 17047
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dubois 18037
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Gibson 18051
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Owen 18119
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vermillion 18165
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Washington 18175
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Adair 19001
- Allamakee 19005
- Black Hawk 19013
- Buena Vista 19021
- Carroll 19027
- Cherokee 19035
- Clinton 19045
- Dickinson 19059
- Fremont 19071
- Greene 19073
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Hardin 19083
- Harrison 19085
- Iowa 19095
- Johnson 19103
- Jones 19105
- Lee 19111
- Linn 19113
- Lyon 19119
- Mahaska 19123
- Marion 19125
- Mills 19129
- Muscatine 19139
- Polk 19153
- Ringgold 19159
- Story 19169
- Van Buren 19177
- Wapello 19179
- Warren 19181
- Webster 19187
- Winneshiek 19191
- Woodbury 19193
- Wright 19197
Kansas view state ↗ 89 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Decatur 20039
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Grant 20067
- Gray 20069
- Greenwood 20073
- Hamilton 20075
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jewell 20089
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Lane 20101
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Morton 20129
- Neosho 20133
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Rawlins 20153
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Stanton 20187
- Sumner 20191
- Thomas 20193
- Trego 20195
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
- Wichita 20203
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Allen 21003
- Ballard 21007
- Boone 21015
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Carlisle 21039
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Fulton 21075
- Graves 21083
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Laurel 21125
- Lawrence 21127
- Leslie 21131
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Simpson 21213
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Genesee 26049
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lake 26085
- Livingston 26093
- Macomb 26099
- Monroe 26115
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Washtenaw 26161
Minnesota view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Beltrami 27007
- Blue Earth 27013
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Morrison 27097
- Nicollet 27103
- Pipestone 27117
- Renville 27129
- Rock 27133
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- Stearns 27145
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
Mississippi view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Bolivar 28011
- Coahoma 28027
- DeSoto 28033
- Forrest 28035
- Hancock 28045
- Harrison 28047
- Hinds 28049
- Issaquena 28055
- Jackson 28059
- Jasper 28061
- Kemper 28069
- Lafayette 28071
- Lauderdale 28075
- Lawrence 28077
- Lee 28081
- Leflore 28083
- Madison 28089
- Marshall 28093
- Montgomery 28097
- Newton 28101
- Perry 28111
- Pontotoc 28115
- Quitman 28119
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Sharkey 28125
- Simpson 28127
- Tishomingo 28141
- Tunica 28143
- Union 28145
- Washington 28151
Missouri view state ↗ 71 N ▾
- Atchison 29005
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Holt 29087
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Schuyler 29197
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Vernon 29217
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Adams 31001
- Arthur 31005
- Blaine 31009
- Box Butte 31013
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Butler 31023
- Cedar 31027
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Cheyenne 31033
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Deuel 31049
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Dundy 31057
- Franklin 31061
- Frontier 31063
- Furnas 31065
- Garden 31069
- Grant 31075
- Hall 31079
- Hamilton 31081
- Harlan 31083
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Howard 31093
- Jefferson 31095
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Loup 31115
- McPherson 31117
- Morrill 31123
- Nuckolls 31129
- Perkins 31135
- Phelps 31137
- Platte 31141
- Red Willow 31145
- Richardson 31147
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Stanton 31167
- Valley 31175
- Webster 31181
- Wheeler 31183
New Hampshire view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Genesee 36037
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Oneida 36065
- Ontario 36069
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Schoharie 36095
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Columbus 37047
- Cumberland 37051
- Currituck 37053
- Dare 37055
- Davie 37059
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Hyde 37095
- Iredell 37097
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Tyrrell 37177
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
North Dakota view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Geauga 39055
- Hamilton 39061
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Ottawa 39123
- Pickaway 39129
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Bucks 42017
- Chester 42029
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Mercer 42085
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Warren 42123
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Chester 45023
- Chesterfield 45025
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dillon 45033
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenville 45045
- Horry 45051
- Jasper 45053
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Lexington 45063
- Marion 45067
- Marlboro 45069
- McCormick 45065
- Newberry 45071
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Saluda 45081
- Sumter 45085
- Union 45087
- York 45091
South Dakota view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Carroll 47017
- Cheatham 47021
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Dyer 47045
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Humphreys 47085
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Meigs 47121
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Tipton 47167
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Nelson 51125
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
West Virginia view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Barron 55005
- Buffalo 55011
- Chippewa 55017
- Columbia 55021
- Dane 55025
- Door 55029
- Eau Claire 55035
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- La Crosse 55063
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Pierce 55093
- Portage 55097
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Trempealeau 55121
- Washburn 55129
- Waukesha 55133
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
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