Species

Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.

Creeping Foxtail

Poaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Genus: Alopecurus (Foxtail)

Synonyms

Alopecurus arundinaceus
Alopecurus castellanus
Alopecurus lasiostachys
Alopecurus liouvilleanus
Alopecurus muticus
Alopecurus nigricans
Alopecurus pratensis subsp. brachystachys
Alopecurus pratensis subsp. nigricans
Alopecurus pratensis subsp. ventricosus
Alopecurus salvatoris
Alopecurus ventricosus

Related species

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

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Alopecurus arundinaceus

Legend

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.


Distribution in Germany

Alopecurus arundinaceus

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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)

Ecology

Alopecurus arundinaceus

Alopecurus arundinaceus

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • occasionally in saline habitats

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