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Alopecurus utriculatus

Scientific Name: Alopecurus utriculatus

Family: Poaceae

Category: Monocot

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Alopecurus utriculatus

Alopecurus utriculatus, also known as bottle foxtail grass, is a species belonging to the genus Alopecurus, commonly known as foxtail grass.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Alopecurus utriculatus Banks & Sol.
  • Family: Poaceae (Grass family), also referred to as Gramineae.
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Synonyms:
    • Alopecurus anthoxanthoides Boiss. (as a synonym of Alopecurus utriculatus subsp. anthoxanthoides)
    • Alopecurus rendlei Eig (syn. : Alopecurus utriculatus (L.) Pers. non Banks et Soland.)
    • Alopecurus utriculatus (L.) Pers., nom. illeg.
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species, with a recognized subspecies Alopecurus utriculatus subsp. anthoxanthoides (Boiss.) Dogan.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Alopecurus utriculatus is found in:
    • Greece
    • Turkey
    • Iraq
    • Iran
    • Cyprus
    • Syria
    • Lebanon
    • Israel (Golan, Hermon, Galilee)
  • It prefers light soils and can be found in humid meadows and stable grasslands.
  • Altitudinal range is between 75-125m.

Morphological Characteristics

  • It is an annual grass.
  • The culms (stems) are solitary or caespitose (growing in tufts).
  • Culms are geniculately ascending, meaning they bend at the nodes and then grow upwards.
  • Culm length ranges from 4 to 40 cm.
  • Culms have 3-4 nodes.
  • Leaf-sheaths are glabrous (smooth).
  • Leaves are linear with entire (smooth) margins.

Ecological Role

  • Considered an invasive species in wet meadows in the lower Po Valley, sometimes very abundant.

Further Information

  • WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (Catalogue of Life constituent)
  • Euro+Med PlantBase: Resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/)
  • Discover Life: Information on biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution.
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E) Herbarium
  • RHS (Royal Horticultural Society)