Species: Alopecurus carolinianus

Tufted Foxtail

Species

Encyclopedia of Puget Sound

This is an annual bunchgrass forming tufts of erect stems up to about half a meter tall. The leaves are 8 to 15 centimeters in maximum length. The inflorescence is dense, cylindrical, and only a few centimeters in length.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Class

Monocotyledoneae

Order

Cyperales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Alopecurus

NatureServe

Source:
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Classification

Other Global Common Names

Carolina Foxtail - Carolina foxtail - Tufted Meadow Foxtail - vulpin de Caroline

Informal Taxonomy

Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Grass Family

Formal Taxonomy

Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Cyperales - Poaceae - Alopecurus

Ecology and Life History

Short General Description

Annual grass with dense flowering spikes.

Reproduction Comments

Flowers of the tribe Agrostideae are usually perfect (Hitchcock 1951). Apomixis occurs in the genus (Fryxell 1957). The long awns attach to fur or clothing; seeds of the genus have been found in cattle dung (Ridley 1930).

Conservation Status

NatureServe Global Status Rank

Global Status Last Reviewed

1986-04-02

Global Status Last Changed

1986-04-02

Distribution

Conservation Status Map

Global Range

Massachusetts and New York, west to Washington, south to Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California. Also in British Columbia and Saskatchewan.

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