Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Alopecurus aequalis var. aristulatus (Michx.) Tzvelev; Alopecurus aequalis var. fluitans (Parodi) Mariano; Alopecurus aequalis f. fluitans Parodi; Alopecurus aequalis f. foliosus Parodi; Alopecurus aequalis var. natans (Wahlenb.) Fernald; Alopecurus aequalis f. nigricans (Beckh.) Soó; Alopecurus aequalis var. violaceus (Hack.) Mariano; Alopecurus aequalis f. violaceus (Hack.) Parodi; Alopecurus amurensis Kom.; Alopecurus aristulatus Michx.; Alopecurus aristulatus var. merriamii (Beal) H.St.John; Alopecurus aristulatus var. natans (Wahlenb.) Simmons; Alopecurus brachytrichus Ohwi; Alopecurus caesius Schur; Alopecurus caespitosus Trin.; Alopecurus diandrus Griff.; Alopecurus fulvus Sm.; Alopecurus fulvus f. violaceus Hack.; Alopecurus geniculatus var. aristulatus (Michx.) Torr.; Alopecurus geniculatus var. fulvus (Sm.) Scribn.; Alopecurus geniculatus var. natans Wahlenb.; Alopecurus geniculatus var. robustus Vasey; Alopecurus howellii var. merrimanii Beal; Alopecurus konradii Opiz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch; Alopecurus paludosus P.Beauv. ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch; Alopecurus palustris subsp. fulvus (Sm.) Syme; Tozzettia fulva (Sm.) Lunell
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.
  • Common name : Shortawn foxtail, Orange foxtail
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Watersides, ditches, shallow water, often forming swards on drying mud; 2000 - 4500 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Orange Fox-tail (so-called from the colour of its anthers) is a common grass of watersides.
  • Key identification features : Awn 1.5-3.5 mm, included within spikelet or exserted up to 1.2 mm
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Distribution :
    • Puducherry : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, China, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Den
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Temperate Northern Hemisphere to Andes and New South Wales, New Zealand, South Australia, Victoria
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 258
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alopecurus aequalis. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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