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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 ...
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
A spikelet, in botany, describes the typical arrangement of the inflorescences of grasses, sedges and some other monocots. Each spikelet has one or more florets. [1]: 12 The spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes. The part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla. [1]: 13
Juvenile red foxes are known as kits. Males are called tods or dogs, females are called vixens, and young are known as cubs or kits. [14] Although the Arctic fox has a small native population in northern Scandinavia, and while the corsac fox's range extends into European Russia, the red fox is the only fox native to Western Europe, and so is simply called "the fox" in colloquial British English.
A fox's coat color and texture may vary due to the change in seasons; fox pelts are richer and denser in the colder months and lighter in the warmer months. To get rid of the dense winter coat, foxes moult once a year around April; the process begins from the feet, up the legs, and then along the back. [9]
Daphnia is a genus of small planktonic crustaceans, 0.2–6.0 mm (0.01–0.24 in) in length. Daphnia are members of the order Anomopoda, and are one of the several small aquatic crustaceans commonly called water fleas because their saltatory swimming style resembles the movements of fleas.
The fennec fox's large ears help keep it cool: when the blood vessels dilate, blood from the body cycles in and dissipates over the expanded surface area. [1]A xerocole (from Greek xēros / ˈ z ɪ r oʊ s / 'dry' and Latin col(ere) 'to inhabit'), [2] [3] [4] is a general term referring to any animal that is adapted to live in a desert.
Triodia scariosa with inflorescence in Hattah-Kulkyne NP, Vic. Nov 2022. Following heavy rain. T. scariosa spikelet of flowerhead Triodia scariosa occurs throughout semi-arid and arid regions of mainland Australia south of ~24 o latitude (excludes Northern Territory and Tasmania) and mostly within a mean annual rainfall of 200-400mm.