Alopecurus geniculatus L.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Alopecurus aristulosus Desv.; Alopecurus australis Nees; Alopecurus bulbosus With.; Alopecurus geniculatus var. patagonicus Parodi; Alopecurus geniculatus var. pumila Vasey; Alopecurus nothus R.Arndt; Alopecurus pallescens Piper; Alopecurus palustris Syme; Alopecurus palustris subsp. geniculatus (L.) Syme; Alopecurus subaristatus Pursh; Tozzettia geniculata (L.) Bubani
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alopecurus geniculatus L.
  • Common name : Water foxtail, Marsh foxtail
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist areas, along irrigation canals
  • Distribution :
    • Puducherry : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus,
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Europe to Himalaya, Algeria and Alaska, Alberta, Amur, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arizona, Azores, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Chatham Is., Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Crozet Is., District of Columbia, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Greenland, Gulf of Guinea Is., Illinois, Iowa, Kerguelen, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Malaya, Marion-Prince Edward, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Dakota, South Georgia, Tasmania, Texas, Utah, Europe to Himalaya, Algeria.Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon
  • 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 geniculatus. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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