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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 ...
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.
Hyles centralasiae, the eastern foxtail-lily hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. Distribution
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
Alopecurus arundinaceus, the creeping meadow foxtail or creeping foxtail, [4] is a rhizomatous perennial species in the Grass family . Native to Eurasia and northern Africa, and widely introduced elsewhere, this sod forming grass is useful as a forage and for erosion control. [5] It flowers between April and July, depending on its location.