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Alopecurus bulbosus

Scientific Name: Alopecurus bulbosus

Family: Poaceae

Category: Monocot

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Alopecurus bulbosus, commonly known as Bulbous Foxtail, is a perennial herb belonging to the grass family Poaceae.

Scientific Name: Alopecurus bulbosus Gouan
Common Name: Bulbous Foxtail
Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Rank: Species
Synonyms:
- Alopecurus australis Nees
- Alopecurus bulbosus With.
- Alopecurus bulbosus Huds.
- Alopecurus nothus R.Arndt
- Alopecurus pallescens Piper
- Alopecurus macrostachyos Poir.
- Alopecurus salditanus Batt.
- Alopecurus bulbosus var. macrostachyos
- Alopecurus palustris subsp. bulbosus
Species Hybrid: Alopecurus geniculatus x bulbosus = A. x plettkei Mattf.
Subspecies: Alopecurus bulbosus subsp. bulbosus
Other Common Names:
- Knolvossenstaart (Dutch)
- Rottesturtsje (Frisian)
- Vulpin bulbeux (French)
Taxon Version Key: NBNSYS0000002661
Taxon Version Key: NHMSYS0001754415

Alopecurus bulbosus is native to damp maritime grasslands in southern England and Wales.
It's typically found in periodically flooded brackish grassland, unimproved coastal grazing marshes, at the edges of ditches, and in trampled ground.

Alopecurus bulbosus is a perennial caespitose (tufted) herb.
The culms (stems) are erect or geniculately ascending (bent at the nodes and then ascending), ranging from 15 to 50 cm in length.
A key characteristic is its swollen base, which forms an ovoid corm (a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ).

In Essex, the plant is considered a scarce native species, with only one known extant site.
National Status: Scarce, Native

Natural populations in southern England have been found to contain triploid individuals, indicating spontaneous polyploidy.