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Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
slender meadow foxtail
Symbol: ALMY
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Photograph of Alopecurus myosuroides (slender meadow foxtail) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester, PA. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
ALMY Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
 

ALAG

Alopecurus agrestis L.
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About slender meadow foxtail

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State Distributional Map for ALMY
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Plant Distribution by State

Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

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Related Taxa:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 11 species in Alopecurus

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Classification:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Commelinidae –
                      Order Cyperales –
                         Family Poaceae – Grass family
                            Genus Alopecurus L. – foxtail
                               Species Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. – slender meadow foxtail

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Noxious Weed Information:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Washington:
        blackgrass     Class B noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
        blackgrass
        slender foxtail
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Introduced Information:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW-,FACW FACW FACW- FACW NO FACW FACW NI NO FACW NI* NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40443.

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Related Web Sites:
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

    MS-Blackgrass Control
    NRCS Northeast Wetland Flora
    OR-PNW Weeds
    Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)
    TX-Grass Images (TAMU)
    WA-Photo Gallery of Washington Noxious Weeds
    WeedScience.com: diagnostic images

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