Vulpia myuros
Vulpia myuros
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Vulpia myuros grows best in a Mediterranean climate with its cool, moist winters and hot, dry summers. However, it is very tolerant and can also succeed in desert climates, continental climates and temperate climates that can be seasonally dry or with all-year round rainfall[1]. Requires a sunny position. Plants are tolerant of a wide range of soils and moisture levels, but grow best on drier soils, especially disturbed sandy or clay soils[2]. It can tolerate very harsh conditions, growing in very acid conditions as well as on soils of low fertility and also on compacted soils[2].
Propagation
Seed - sow in situ. It germinates more readily in a light position, so should be either surface sown or only lightly covered. Requires a minimum daytime temperature of 10°c (nighttime 2°c) to germinate, with an optimum temperature around 12 - 23°c[2]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Vulpia+myuros>
Pollinators
Wind
References
- [1]Invasive Species Compendium — http://www.cabi.org ↩︎An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc).
- [2]Fire Effects Information System — http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ ↩︎An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants
- [3]Flora of the British Isles. — Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. · Cambridge University Press · 1962 · ISBN - ↩︎A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.