PLANTS Profile for Polypogon monspeliensis (annual rabbitsfoot grass)

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Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.
annual rabbitsfoot grass

Symbol:

POMO5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
AK		I
HI		I
CAN		I

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Photo of Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

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Synonyms:
Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

ALMO6

Alopecurus monspeliensis L.

Distribution:
Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.


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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 8 species in Polypogon

Classification:
Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

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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	Polypogon Desf. – rabbitsfoot grass
Species	Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf. – annual rabbitsfoot grass

U.S. Weed Information:
Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

rabbitfoot polypogon
rabbitfootgrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS

Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.

Introduced Information:
Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

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:
Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

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FACW,OBL

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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 41171.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

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.

Related Web Sites:
Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

NRCS Western Wetland Flora: images & text

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

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