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Alopecurus L.
foxtail

       
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Alopecurus L.

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Distribution:
Alopecurus L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Alopecurus L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.. . Image Available.
Alopecurus aequalis
shortawn foxtail
Distribution of Alopecurus alpinus Sm.. . Image Available.
Alopecurus alpinus
boreal alopecurus
Distribution of Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.. . Image Available.
Alopecurus arundinaceus
creeping meadow foxtail
Distribution of Alopecurus brachystachus M. Bieb.. .
Alopecurus brachystachus
foxtail
Distribution of Alopecurus bulbosus Gouan. .
Alopecurus bulbosus
Distribution of Alopecurus carolinianus Walter. . Image Available.
Alopecurus carolinianus
Carolina foxtail
Distribution of Alopecurus creticus Trin.. .
Alopecurus creticus
Cretan meadow foxtail
Distribution of Alopecurus dasyanthus Trautv.. .
Alopecurus dasyanthus
Distribution of Alopecurus geniculatus L.. . Image Available.
Alopecurus geniculatus
water foxtail
Distribution of Alopecurus ×haussknechtianus Asch. & Graebn. [aequalis × geniculatus]. .
Alopecurus ×haussknechtianus
Distribution of Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.. . Image Available.
Alopecurus myosuroides
slender meadow foxtail
Distribution of Alopecurus pratensis L.. . Image Available.
Alopecurus pratensis
meadow foxtail
Distribution of Alopecurus rendlei Eig. .
Alopecurus rendlei
Rendle's meadow foxtail
Distribution of Alopecurus saccatus Vasey. . Image Available.
Alopecurus saccatus
Pacific foxtail
Distribution of Alopecurus utriculatus Banks & Sol.. .
Alopecurus utriculatus
Distribution of Alopecurus vaginatus (Willd.) Pall. ex Kunth. .
Alopecurus vaginatus
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Classification:
Alopecurus 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
 

More Accounts and Images:
Alopecurus L.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40431.

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

 

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Alopecurus L.

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