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Alopecurus aequalis
Sign in to saveAlso known as orange foxtail, short-awn meadow-foxtail, shortawn foxtail, short foxtail
species of plant
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina South, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus
Observations recorded76,279
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9,518
- With media
- 7,637
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CAS, NY, CHSC
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, China
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- annual plant
- Parent taxon
- Alopecurus
- Image
- AlopecurusAequalis1.JPG
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- taxon name
- Alopecurus aequalis
- Commons category
- Alopecurus aequalis
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon common name
- kratkoresi lisičji rep
- Commons gallery
- Alopecurus aequalis
- taxon range
- Xinjiang
- short name
- A. aequalis
- taxon author citation
- (L. ) R. M. Bateman,Pridgeon & M. W. Chase
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Encyclopedic overview
Alopecurus aequalis is a common species of grass known as shortawn foxtail or orange foxtail. It is native to much of the temperate Northern Hemisphere from Eurasia to North America. It is most commonly found in areas near fresh water, such as the margins of ponds and ditches.
Description
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