Alopecurus carolinianus
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Alopecurus carolinianus is a species of grass
known by the common names Carolina foxtail and tufted foxtail.
It is native to much of North America, including most of the United States and western Canada. It may be an introduced species
in many areas, however. It is most common in moist areas.
This is an annual bunchgrass forming tufts of erect stems up to about half a meter tall. The leaves are 8 to 15 centimeters in maximum length. The inflorescence
is dense, cylindrical, and only a few centimeters long. It blooms in yellow to bright orange anthers
.
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
known by the common names Carolina foxtail and tufted foxtail.
It is native to much of North America, including most of the United States and western Canada. It may be an introduced species
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
in many areas, however. It is most common in moist areas.
This is an annual bunchgrass forming tufts of erect stems up to about half a meter tall. The leaves are 8 to 15 centimeters in maximum length. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is dense, cylindrical, and only a few centimeters long. It blooms in yellow to bright orange anthers
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
.