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Alopecurus
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thumb|right|meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis)
OverviewAI-generated
Alopecurus is a genus of plants in the family Poaceae, also known as foxtail or Meadow Foxtail. It belongs to the order Poales and the class Magnoliopsida. The genus contains 25 to 35 species, which are annual or perennial plants found in the north temperate regions. Its fruit type is a caryopsis.
The taxon has an accepted status with the authority L. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Argentina, Turkey, Bolivia, Peru, and the United States. Some species are used for decorative dry flower arrangements, while a few are considered weeds.
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Species
Meadow Foxtail
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
看麦娘属（学名：Alopecurus）是禾本科早熟禾亚科燕麦族下的一个属，含有25至35个物种。 看麦娘属植物出现在北温带地区，是一年生或多年生植物。只有少数种被认为是野草，如大穗看麦娘，而其他种则用于干花束中，作装饰用。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,620
- With media
- 952
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- US, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, DBG, MICH
- Recorded in
- Argentina, Turkey, Bolivia, Peru, United States, Uzbekistan, Finland, Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
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thumb|right|meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis)
Alopecurus, or foxtail grass, is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family. It is common across temperate and subtropical parts of Eurasia, northern Africa, and the Americas, as well as naturalized in Australia and on various islands.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alopecurus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.