Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Genus: Alopecurus (Foxtail)
Alopecurus rendlei Eig - Rendle's Meadow Foxtail
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. - Black-Grass
Alopecurus pratensis L. - Meadow Foxtail
Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir. - Creeping Foxtail
Alopecurus geniculatus L. - Marsh Foxtail
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. - Orange Foxtail
Alopecurus bulbosus Gouan - Bulbous Foxtail
20–50 cm tall. inflorescence: dense-panicle-like, cylindrical-elongate, 3–15 cm long, 0.4–0.6 cm broad. spikelets: 1‑flowered, 4–7 mm long. glumes: fused in the lower third,
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences |  |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards
in acidic habitats