Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis

Common names: Shortawn foxtail Vulpin a courtes aretes
Synonyms: Alopecurus aequalis var. natans
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 784.
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Illustrator: Cindy Roché

Copyright: Utah State University

Culms 9-75 cm. Blades 1-5(8) mm wide. Panicles 1-9 mm long, 3-6 mm wide. Spikelets usually not purplish-tinged; glumes 1.8-3 mm; awns not exceeding the lemmas or exceeding them by less than 1 mm; anthers 0.5-0.9 mm.

Distribution

Minn., Wash., Del., Wis., Ariz., Calif., Conn., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., Mass., Md., Maine, Mich., Mo., Mont., N.Dak., Nebr., N.Y., Oreg., Pa., S.Dak., Tenn., Utah, Va., Wyo., Alta., B.C., Greenland, Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., N.W.T., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, N.H., N.J., N.Mex., Nev., Colo., Alaska, Vt., Iowa, Idaho, Ohio

Discussion

Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis is the widespread variety in the Flora region. It is listed as threatened in the state of Connecticut.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
William J. Crins +
Sobol. +
Shortawn foxtail +  and Vulpin a courtes aretes +
Minn. +, Wash. +, Del. +, Wis. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Conn. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Mass. +, Md. +, Maine +, Mich. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +, N.Y. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Utah +, Va. +, Wyo. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Greenland +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, N.W.T. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, Nev. +, Colo. +, Alaska +, Vt. +, Iowa +, Idaho +  and Ohio +
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