Alopecurus saccatus

Taxobox
name = "Alopecurus saccatus"

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image_width = 190px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
subfamilia = Pooideae
genus = "Alopecurus"
species = "A. saccatus"
binomial = "Alopecurus saccatus"
binomial_authority = Vasey
synonyms = "Alopecurus howellii"

"Alopecurus saccatus" is a species of grass known by the common name Pacific foxtail, or Pacific meadow foxtail. It is native the west coast of the United States from Washington to California, where it grows in moist areas at low elevations. This is an annual grass forming tufts of stout, erect stems up to about 45 centimeters in maximum height. Leaves are up to 12 or 13 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a dense panicle up to 6 or 7 centimeters long which blooms in yellow to reddish brown anthers.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8792,8798 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALSA3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Alopecurus_saccatus&type=treatment Grass Manual Treatment]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Alopecurus+saccatus Photo gallery]