Little Meadow Foxtail
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.
Alopecurus aequalis, known as Little Meadow Foxtail, is a grass species native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, including regions from Eurasia to North America. It is commonly found in freshwater habitats such as pond margins and ditches.
Description
Alopecurus aequalis is a grass species in the Poaceae family, commonly referred to as Little Meadow Foxtail. It is distributed across multiple regions, including Portugal Continental, Parque Nacional Natural Cocuy, Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, Australasian, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oriental (Indomalaya), Palaearctic, and several countries and territories like DK, FI, IS, NO, SE, CL, Flanders, Corse (Corsica), Vermont-US, AU, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, and Cundinamarca. The species was first described in 1799. It is typically found in areas near fresh water, such as the edges of ponds and ditches.
Other common names
Little Meadow FoxtailOrange FoxtailShort FoxtailShort-Awn FoxtailShort-Awned FoxtailWater FoxtailShort-Awn Meadow-Foxtailshortawn foxtail
Distribution
Portugal Continental · Parque Nacional Natural Cocuy | Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza · Australasian · Nearctic · Neotropical · Oriental (Indomalaya) · Palaearctic · DK · FI · IS · NO · SE · CL · Cerrito · Flanders · Corse (Corsica) · Vermont-US · AU · Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cundinamarca · GL · Global · Region of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena · Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · Afghanistan · Alaska · Alberta · Aleutian Is. · Algeria
Synonyms
Alopecurus aequalis f. fluitansAlopecurus aequalis f. foliosusAlopecurus aequalis f. nigricansAlopecurus aequalis f. violaceusAlopecurus aequalis subsp. amurensisAlopecurus aequalis subsp. aristulatusAlopecurus aequalis subsp. natansAlopecurus aequalis var. amurensisAlopecurus aequalis var. aristulatusAlopecurus aequalis var. brachytrichusAlopecurus aequalis var. fluitansAlopecurus aequalis var. natansAlopecurus aequalis var. violaceusAlopecurus amurensisAlopecurus aristulatusAlopecurus aristulatus var. merriamiiAlopecurus aristulatus var. natansAlopecurus brachytrichusAlopecurus caesiusAlopecurus caespitosusAlopecurus diandrusAlopecurus fulvusAlopecurus fulvus f. violaceaAlopecurus fulvus var. amurensisAlopecurus fulvus var. natansAlopecurus fulvus var. sibiricusAlopecurus geniculatus f. nigricansAlopecurus geniculatus f. robustiorAlopecurus geniculatus subsp. fulvusAlopecurus geniculatus var. aequalis