''Alopecurus carolinianus'' is a species of

grass Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and spe ...

known by the common names Carolina foxtail and tufted foxtail.

Distribution

It is native to much of North America, including most of the United States and western Canada. It may be an

introduced species An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived ther ...

in many areas, however. It is most common in moist areas.

Description

This is an annual

bunchgrass Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perennia ...

forming tufts of erect stems up to about half a meter tall. The leaves are 8 to 15 centimeters in maximum length. The

inflorescence In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ...

is dense, cylindrical, and only a few centimeters long. It blooms in yellow to bright orange

anthers The stamen (: stamina or stamens) is a part consisting of the male reproductive organs of a flower. Collectively, the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filamen ...

References

* Everitt, J.H., Drawe, D.L., Little, C.R., and Lonard, R.I. 2011. Grasses of South Texas. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, Texas. 336 pp. ()

External links

Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Alopecurus carolinianus''USDA Plants Profile for ''Alopecurus carolinianus''Grass Manual TreatmentUC Photos gallery — ''Alopecurus carolinianus''
carolinianus Bunchgrasses of North America Grasses of the United States Grasses of Canada Native grasses of California Native grasses of the Great Plains region Native grasses of Nebraska Native grasses of Oklahoma Native grasses of Texas Grasses of Alabama Plants described in 1788 {{Pooideae-stub