Alopecurus pratensis

Common Name: 
meadow foxtail
Scientific Name: 
Alopecurus pratensis L.
Family Name: 
Poaceae (Graminae) - Grass Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed, short rhizomes and short ascending stolons, forming loose tufts
Culms
upright or ascending, simple, loose tufts, smooth or mostly so, sometimes rooting at nodes
Leaves
leaves mostly toward base; blades ridged and rough above, slightly keeled and rough to smooth below, margins very rough; rolled in bud; auricles absent; ligule membranous, truncate to somewhat rounded, sometimes toothed or haired, faintly striated; sheath
Leaves of Meadow Foxtail
Leaves of Meadow Foxtail
Seedheads
spike-like panicle, cylindrical, terminal, dense, narrowing to a point, silky hairs and soft to touch, green to gray becoming straw-colored and chaffy, early flowering
Seedheads of Meadow Foxtail
Seedheads of Meadow Foxtail
Seedheads of Meadow Foxtail
Seedheads of Meadow Foxtail