Species

Lagurus ovatus

Etymology

Lagurus: From the Latin lagos 'hare' and oura 'tail', alluding to the tail-like inflorescence

Common Name(s)

harestail

Authority

Lagurus ovatus L.

Family

Poaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

LAGOVA

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Grasses

Year Naturalised

1873

Origin

Mediterranean

This page last updated on 30 Jul 2014