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Rendle's meadow foxtail
Scientific Name: Alopecurus rendlei
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Rendle's Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus rendlei)
Alopecurus rendlei, commonly known as Rendle's meadow foxtail, is a perennial grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae).
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Alopecurus rendlei Eig
- Family: Poaceae (grasses, gramines)
- Genus: Alopecurus L. (foxtail)
- Synonym: Alopecurus utriculatus (L.) Pers. , A utriculatus
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to neutral grasslands and persisting in improved swards.
- Found on moist dry meadows, near the edge of the forest, in shrubs, and sunny hills.
- Grows in mountain meadows, underwood, and light forests.
- Extremely rare in some regions, such as Saarland, Germany.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- It is an annual graminoid, meaning it completes its life cycle in one year.
Ecological Role
- Tall fescue or creeping foxtail can suppress foxtail barley.
Common Names
- Rendles Meadow Foxtail
- Rendle's Foxtail
- Blaasvossenstaart (Dutch)
- Vulpin de Rendle (French)
- Vulpin urticul (French)
- Aufgeblasener Fuchsschwanz (German)
- Aufgeblasenes Fuchsschwanzgras (German)
Further Information
- USDA PLANTS Database: http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ALRE3
- ITIS Database: http://itis.gbif.net/pls/itisca/taxastep?king
- Discover Life: ecology, identification and distribution of Alopecurus - Foxtail -- Discover Life.