familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Poeae
genusAlopecurus
speciesAlopecurus aequalis
Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis
Common names: Shortawn foxtail Vulpin a courtes aretes
Synonyms: Alopecurus aequalis var. natans
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 784.
Culms 9-75 cm. Blades 1-5 (8) mm wide. Panicles 1-9 mm long, 3-6 mm wide. Spikelets usually not purplish-tinged; glumes 1.8-3 mm; awns not exceeding the lemmas or exceeding them by less than 1 mm; anthers 0.5-0.9 mm.
Distribution
Minn., Wash., Del., Wis., Ariz., Calif., Conn., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., Mass., Md., Maine, Mich., Mo., Mont., N.Dak., Nebr., N.Y., Oreg., Pa., S.Dak., Tenn., Utah, Va., Wyo., Alta., B.C., Greenland, Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., N.W.T., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, N.H., N.J., N.Mex., Nev., Colo., Alaska, Vt., Iowa, Idaho, Ohio
Discussion
Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis is the widespread variety in the Flora region. It is listed as threatened in the state of Connecticut.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number.
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absent +
common +
absent +
bulliform +
absent +
3-veined +
straight +
lower +
glabrous +
obtuse +
absent +
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straight +
arising +
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close +
free +
midlength +
hard +
thick +
parallel +
not evident +
spikelike +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
developed +
glabrous +
blunt +
not branching +
annual +
climbing +
floating +
not woody +
reduced +
Minn. +, Wash. +, Del. +, Wis. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Conn. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Mass. +, Md. +, Maine +, Mich. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +, N.Y. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Utah +, Va. +, Wyo. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Greenland +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, N.W.T. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, Nev. +, Colo. +, Alaska +, Vt. +, Iowa +, Idaho + and Ohio +
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connate +
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lower +
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pubescent +
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membranous +
narrowing +
uncinate +
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Present +
compound +
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distichous +
inserted +
1-7(9)-veined +
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veined +
truncate +
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3-5-veined +
keeled +
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well-developed +
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2-keeled +
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ebracteate +
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mixed +
purplish-tinged +
attached +
viviparous +
fused +
parallel-sided +
Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis +
Alopecurus aequalis +
variety +
hyaline +
membranous +
not inflated +
absent +
rhizomatous +
perennial +