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Alopecurus
Also called Foxtail Grass, Foxtail Grasses, Foxtails
Alopecurus is a genus of grasses (family Poaceae) with both annual and perennial species, growing in tufts with dense, bristly flower heads. Some species are weeds, while others such as meadow foxtail are grown ornamentally and dried for bouquets.
Alopecurus, or foxtail grass, is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family. It is common across temperate and subtropical parts of Eurasia, northern Africa, and the Americas, as well as naturalized in Australia and on various islands.
Foxtails can be annual or perennial. They grow in tufts. They have flat leaves and blunt ligules (a small flap at the junction of leaf and stem). Their inflorescence is a dense panicle (a branching head without terminal flower) with 1-flowered spikelets. A few, particularly A. myosuroides, are considered weeds, others are very decorative and are used in bouquets of dried flowers.
Shortawn foxtail · Creeping meadow foxtail · Carolina foxtail · Water foxtail · Slender meadow foxtail · Meadow foxtail
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