Alopecurus geniculatus

Alopecurus geniculatus
Alopecurus geniculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Alopecurus
Species: A. geniculatus
Binomial name
Alopecurus geniculatus
L.
Synonyms

Alopecurus pallescens

Alopecurus geniculatus is a species of grass known by the common name water foxtail or Marsh foxtail.[1]

It is native to much of Eurasia and North America, where it grows in moist areas. This is a perennial grass forming bunches of erect stems up to about 60 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are 8 to 12 centimeters in maximum length. The inflorescence is a dense panicle up to 6 or 7 centimeters long which blooms in dusty yellow-orange anthers.

References

  1. ^ Clause 5.3.2.2.3 BS 7370-5

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