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Alopecurus dasyanthus
Scientific Name: Alopecurus dasyanthus
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
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Alopecurus dasyanthus
Alopecurus dasyanthus, belonging to the genus Alopecurus, is a species within the grass family. Alopecurus is also known as foxtail grass.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Alopecurus dasyanthus Trautv.
- Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Synonyms: None explicitly mentioned, but the text references various databases and indices where taxonomic information can be found.
Distribution and Habitat
- Alopecurus dasyanthus is found in the Caucasus region and extends to Iran.
- Alopecurus creticus, another species in the same genus, is native to Greece, Turkey, and the Balkans.
Morphological Characteristics
- Alopecurus dasyanthus is a perennial caespitose grass.
- Butt sheaths are scarious and persistent, investing the base of the culm with compacted dead sheaths.
- Culms are erect.
- It is an evergreen that assumes a green-white coloration in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
- It is medium in size in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Resources
- The Plant List
- IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
- Australian Plant Name Index
- NYBG (New York Botanical Garden) Virtual Herbarium
- Euro+Med PlantBase
- Encyclopedia of Life
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program
- B & T World Seeds database