Alopecurus carolinianus |
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tufted foxtail |
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Habit | Plants annual, 5–50 cm tall. |
Culms | erect or decumbent. |
Leaves | upper sheaths not or only slightly inflated; blades 3–15 cm × 0.9– 3 mm; flat. |
Inflorescences | dense; spike-like, 1–7 × 0.3–0.6 cm. |
Glumes | 2.1–3.3 mm, fused at the base, sparsely pubescent; keels ciliate, not winged; tips obtuse, pale green to pale yellow. |
Lemmas | 1.9–2.7 mm; lower 50% of margins fused, glabrous; lemma awns 3–6.5 mm; bent, exceeding the lemmas by 1.5–4 mm. |
Anthers | 0.3–1 mm, yellow or orange. |
2n | =14. |
Alopecurus carolinianus |
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Distribution | |
Discussion | Wet meadows and disturbed wet areas. 800–1700 m. BR, Col, Owy. CA, ID, WA; throughout US north into southwestern Canada. Exotic. Morphologically, A. carolinianus is much like A. aequalis, but it is annual and more delicate, usually with shorter inflorescences and with conspicuous exserted awns. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 356 Barbara Wilson, Richard Brainerd, Nick Otting |
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