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Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
Carolina foxtail

       
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Photo of Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Alopecurus carolinianus Walter

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Synonyms:
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter

  ALMA15 Alopecurus macounii Vasey
  ALRA4 Alopecurus ramosus Poir.
 

Distribution:
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 16 species in Alopecurus
 

Classification:
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter

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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 carolinianus Walter – Carolina foxtail
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter

Carolina foxtail

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.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter

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
FAC+,FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FAC+ FACW NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter

View species account 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 40440.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

 
 
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