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Alopecurus geniculatus
Also called Marsh foxtail, Floating Foxtail, Knee Joint Foxtail, Marsh Meadow Foxtail, Water Meadow Foxtail, Kneed Foxtail
Water foxtail is a perennial grass that forms bunches of erect stems and grows in wet ground, marshes and pond edges. The key to growing it is keeping its roots consistently moist or wet.
Alopecurus geniculatus is a species of grass known by the common name water foxtail or marsh foxtail.
It is native to much of Eurasia and introduced into North America, South America, and Australia. It grows in moist areas.
Shortawn foxtail · Creeping meadow foxtail · Carolina foxtail · Slender meadow foxtail · Meadow foxtail · Foxtail
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alopecurus geniculatus 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.
