Alopecurus arundinaceus
creeping foxtail, creeping meadow-foxtail, vulpin roseau
30-110 cm, erect.
3-10 cm long, 7-13 mm wide.
3.6-5 mm, connate in the lower 1/5-1/3, membranous, sparsely pubescent, keels not winged, ciliate, apices acute, divergent, pale green to lead-gray;
lemmas 3.1-4.5 mm, connate in at least the lower 1/3, usually glabrous, sometimes with scattered hairs near the apices, apices truncate to obtuse, awns 1.5-7.5 mm, geniculate, exceeding the lemmas by 0-3 mm;
anthers 2.2-3.5 mm.
1.3-5 mm, truncate;
blades 6-40 cm long, 3-12 mm wide;
upper sheaths somewhat inflated.
= 26, 28, 30.
Alopecurus arundinaceus
Alopecurus arundinaceus is native to Eurasia, extending north of the Arctic Circle and south to the Mediterranean. It grows in wet, moderately acid to moderately alkaline soils, on flood plains, near vernal ponds, and along rivers, streams, bogs, potholes, and sloughs. It was introduced for pasture in North Dakota and now occurs more widely, having been promoted as a forage species. It is sometimes used in seed mixtures for revegetation projects. It was evaluated for revegetation in Alberta, but there is no evidence that it was ever actually used in that province. Alopecurus arundinaceus suppresses Hordeum jubatum, a troublesome, unpalatable, weedy species, in irrigated pastures (Moyer and Boswall 2002).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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