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Poaceae
Alopecurus

*Alopecurus pratensis Linnaeus. Common name: Meadow Foxtail. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Roadsides, fields. Distribution: Native of Eurasia. Reported for Piedmont of nc. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), for scattered locations in PA (Rhoads & Block 2007), and for VA, KY, WV, MD, and DE (Kartesz 1999). Reported for Ashe County, NC (Poindexter & Murrell 2008).

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA24, G, HC, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, WV; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Alopecurus pratensis L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Alopecurus pratensis - FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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