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Last updated 11/23/2023 by David Giblin.
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.[FNA24, HC, HC2]
slender meadow-foxtail

Publication: Fl. Angl. 1: 23. 1762.

Origin: Introduced from Eurasia

selected vouchers: WTU

Notes: FNA24: "Alopecurus myosuroides is native to Eurasia and grows in moist meadows, deciduous forests, and cultivated or disturbed ground. A significant weed species in temperate cereal crops, it is one of the most damaging weeds of winter cereals in England. It has been introduced repeatedly as a weed of cultivation into many parts of the Flora region, but apparently has not spread to a large degree out of cultivation. Alopecurus myosuroides has been listed as a noxious weed in the state of Washington, one of the states where winter wheat is a major crop."

References: (none)

Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Alopecurus agrestis L.