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A foxtail is a spikelet or cluster of a grass, that serves to disperse its seeds as a unit. Thus, the foxtail is a type of diaspore or plant dispersal unit. Some grasses that produce a foxtail are themselves called "foxtail", also "spear grass". They can become a health hazard for dogs, cats, and other domestic animals, [1] and a nuisance for ...
meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis) [5] 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. [6] Foxtails can be annual or perennial. They grow ...
Foxtail (diaspore), the dry spikelet or spikelet cluster of some grasses Alopecurus, foxtail grasses - the scientific name literally means "fox tail" Bromus madritensis, foxtail brome; Hordeum jubatum, foxtail barley; Setaria, foxtail millets; Acalypha hispida, chenille plant or fox tail; Asparagus densiflorus, foxtail fern
Alopecurus aequalis is a common species of grass known as shortawn foxtail or orange foxtail. [3] It is native to much of the temperate Northern Hemisphere from Eurasia to North America. It is most commonly found in areas near fresh water, such as the margins of ponds and ditches.
Alopecurus creticus, the Cretan meadow foxtail, is a species of foxtail grass. It is a bunchgrass native to Bulgaria, Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece, the east Aegean Islands, Crete and Turkey. It can be found in marshes and wet places near sea level, and wet grasslands near freshwater sub-saline grassy flats.
Foxtail millet is an annual grass with slim, vertical, leafy stems which can reach a height of 120–200 cm (3 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in).. The seedhead is a dense, hairy panicle 5–30 cm (2 in – 1 ft 0 in) long.
Alopecurus pratensis, known as the meadow foxtail [1] or the field meadow foxtail, is a perennial grass belonging to the grass family . It is native to Europe and Asia. This common plant is found on grasslands, especially on neutral soils. It is found on moist, fertile soils, but avoids waterlogged, light or dry soils.
Alopecurus carolinianus is a species of grass known by the common names Carolina foxtail and tufted foxtail. Distribution