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Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.
creeping meadow foxtail

       
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Photo of Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Afghanistan, Kandahar. Usage Requirements.
 
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Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.

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Synonyms:
Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.

  ALVE Alopecurus ventricosus Pers., non (Gouan) Huds.
 

Distribution:
Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AZ, CO, ID, KY, MT, ND, NE, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, MB, NF, NT)
 

Related Taxa:
Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 16 species in Alopecurus
 

Classification:
Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Alopecurus L. – foxtail
Species Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir. – creeping meadow foxtail
 

Introduced Information:
Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW? NO NO NO NI NO NO NO NI FAC* NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40439.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

Related Web Sites:
Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.

AK-Alaska Perennial Forage Crop Profile

AK-Forage Yield and Winter Hardiness of Grasses

Canada-Saskatchewan-Forage Identification Field Guide

MN-University of Minnesota Extension Service

NY-Cornell University Forage Recommendations

USDI GS Aquatic & Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains

 
 
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