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Alopecurus aequalis
Also called Orange Foxtail, Short Foxtail, Short-Awn Meadow-Foxtail, Little Meadow Foxtail, Short Awn Foxtail, Short Awned Foxtail, Water Foxtail
Shortawn foxtail is a small, variable grass native to temperate Northern Hemisphere regions, usually found at the edges of ponds and ditches. It grows best in wet ground and tolerates shallow standing water.
Alopecurus aequalis is a common species of grass known as shortawn foxtail or orange foxtail. It is native to much of the temperate Northern Hemisphere from Eurasia to North America. It is most commonly found in areas near fresh water, such as the margins of ponds and ditches.
A. aequalis has a C3 metabolism, grows best in full to partial sun, and can tolerate shallow standing water for up to two months during the growing season.
Creeping meadow foxtail · Carolina foxtail · Water foxtail · Slender meadow foxtail · Meadow foxtail · Foxtail
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alopecurus aequalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
