Publication: Fl. Carol. 74. 1788.

Origin: Introduced from central North America?

Herbarium search: CPNWH

Notes: FNA24: "Alopecurus carolinianus is native to the central plains, Mississippi valley, and southeastern United States, where it is common in wet meadows, ditches, wetland edges, and other moist, open habitats; it is occasionally a weed of rice fields. At the northern limit of its range it is clearly adventive, growing in gardens and nurseries. It also occurs in arid areas of the prairies and southwest, growing sporadically along sloughs and in ditches and vernal pools. Whether such populations are native or naturalized is not clear."

Last updated 6/10/2023 by David Giblin.