Family: Poaceae
Alopecurus pratensis
Citation:
L., Sp. Pl. 60 (1753).
Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: Meadow fox-tail.
Description:
Glabrous perennial, 30-90 cm high; leaves long.
Panicle 5-8 cm long, dense, cylindrical, blunt, silky; glumes 5-6 mm long, ciliate on the keel, united at the base; lemmas acute; awn slender, protruding, inserted above the base.
Distribution:
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S.Aust.: MU, SL, KI. all States except the N.T. Native to Europe and Asia.
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Conservation status:
naturalised
Flowering time: Sept. — Dec.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
No text
Author:
Not yet available
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