PLANTS Profile for Alopecurus geniculatus (water foxtail)

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Alopecurus geniculatus L.
water foxtail

Symbol:

ALGE2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
AK		I
CAN		I
GL		I
SPM		I

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Line Drawing of Alopecurus geniculatus L.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 192. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Alopecurus geniculatus L.

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Distribution:
Alopecurus geniculatus L.


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Alopecurus geniculatus L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 16 species in Alopecurus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Alopecurus geniculatus var. geniculatus
water foxtail

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Alopecurus geniculatus L.

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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 geniculatus L. – water foxtail

Introduced Information:
Alopecurus geniculatus L.

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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Alopecurus geniculatus L.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW+,OBL

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Alopecurus geniculatus L.

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 40437.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/24/2008 04:56 AM MDT