Citation: L., L., Sp. Pl. 60 (1753).

Derivation: Greek alopex, a fox; oura, tail; shape of the spike-like panicle.

Synonymy: A. australis Nees, London J. Bot. 2:412 (1843).

Common name: Marsh fox-tail.

Description:
Glabrous perennial, with ascending stems 15-40 cm high.

Panicle cylindrical, slender, 3-5 cm long, the lower branches bearing 2-4 spikelets; glumes 3-3.5 mm long, ciliate on the keel and the lateral nerves with long hairs, almost free; lemmas truncate; awn 5-8 mm long, inserted below the middle of the lemma.

Published illustration: Cunningham et al. (1982) Plants of western New South Wales, p. 53.

Distribution:  About 50 species from temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.   All States except the N.T.   Probably native only to the Northern Hemisphere where it occurs in all continents.

Biology: No text

Key to Species:

1. Annuals; glumes united to one another to the middle	A. myosuroides 2.
1. Perennials; glumes free almost to the base
2. Glumes obtuse, c. 3 mm long	A. geniculatus 1.
2. Glumes acute, 5-6 mm long	A. pratensis 3.

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