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Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
slender meadow foxtail

       
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Photo of Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

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Synonyms:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

  ALAG Alopecurus agrestis L.
 

Distribution:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

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USA (AL, CA, DC, DE, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, WA, WV), CAN (MB)
 

Related Taxa:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 16 species in Alopecurus
 

Classification:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

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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 myosuroides Huds. – slender meadow foxtail
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Washington:
blackgrass              Class B noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

blackgrass
slender 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.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
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:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

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.

Scientific 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
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 myosuroides Huds.

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-,FACW FACW FACW- FACW NO FACW FACW NI NO FACW NI* NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

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 40443.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

MS-Blackgrass Control

NRCS Northeast Wetland Flora

OR-PNW Weeds

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

TX-Grass Images (TAMU)

 
 
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