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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
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 ...
Callus at the tip of a disarticulated spikelet cluster of Hordeum murinum. Light macrograph. Source: Curtis Clark: Date: 28 August 2005 (original upload date) Source: No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims). Author: No machine-readable author provided. Curtis Clark assumed (based on copyright claims).
Disarticulated cluster of three spikelets from Hordeum murinum. Light macrograph Source: Curtis Clark: Date: 28 August 2005 (original upload date) Source: No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims). Author: No machine-readable author provided. Curtis Clark assumed (based on copyright claims).
Hordeum jubatum, with common names foxtail barley, [2] bobtail barley, [2] squirreltail barley, [2] and intermediate barley, [2] is a perennial plant species in the grass family Poaceae. It occurs wild mainly in northern North America and adjacent northeastern Siberia.
Callus at the tip of a disarticulated spikelet cluster of Hordeum murinum. Scanning electron micrograph Source: Curtis Clark: Date: 28 August 2005 (original upload date) Source: No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims). Author: No machine-readable author provided. Curtis Clark assumed (based on copyright ...
Lemma is a phytomorphological term referring to a part of the spikelet. It is the lowermost of two chaff-like bracts enclosing the grass floret.The lemma often bears a long bristle called an awn, and may be similar in form to the glumes, which are chaffy bracts at the base of each spikelet.