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Alopecurus carolinianus
Also called Tufted Foxtail, Annual Foxtail, Tufted Meadow Foxtail
Carolina foxtail is a small annual grass that forms tufts of erect stems, usually found in moist ground. It is a wild meadow and wetland grass rather than a garden plant, so it is best grown only from seed in a damp, open spot.
Alopecurus carolinianus is a species of grass known by the common names Carolina foxtail and tufted foxtail.
It is native to much of North America, including most of the United States and western Canada. It may be an introduced species in many areas, however. It is most common in moist areas.
Shortawn foxtail · Creeping meadow foxtail · Water foxtail · Slender meadow foxtail · Meadow foxtail · Foxtail
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alopecurus carolinianus 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.
