Meadow Foxtail

Meadow Foxtail

Taxobox
name = Meadow Foxtail


image_width = 204px
image_caption = Habitus
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
genus = "Alopecurus"
species = "A. pratensis"
binomial = "Alopecurus pratensis"
binomial_authority = L.

The Meadow Foxtail ("Alopecurus pratensis"), also known as the Field Meadow Foxtail, is a perennial grass, belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to Europe and Asia.

This common plant is found on grasslands, especially on neutral soils. It can grow to a height of about 110 cm. The stem is erect or geniculate at the base. The leaves are about 5 mm wide. Meadow Foxtail has a cylindrical inflorescence, with glumes about 5-10 mm wide and spikelets about 4-6 mm long. It flowers from late spring to early summer and often again from late summer till autumn.

This species is widely cultivated for pasture and hay, and has become naturalised in many areas outside of its native range, including Australia and North America. The caterpillars of some Lepidoptera use it as a foodplant, e.g. the Essex Skipper ("Thymelicus lineola").

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8792,8797 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALPR3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Alopecurus_pratensis&type=treatment Grass Manual Treatment]
* [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Alopecurus_praetensis.html Purdue Horticulture Full Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Alopecurus+pratensis Photo gallery]


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