Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Alopecurus affinis Desv.; Alopecurus agrestis L.; Alopecurus coerulescens Steud. & Hochst.; Alopecurus creticus Willk.; Alopecurus myosuroides f. levis Pamp.; Alopecurus myosuroides var. tonsus (Blanche ex Boiss.) R.R.Mill; Alopecurus purpurascens Link; Alopecurus tonsus Dumort.; Phleum flavum Scop.; Tozzettia agrestis (L.) Bubani
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Fields; 300 - 1500 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : This species is adventive or introduced as a fodder grass in North America, Australia, and other temperate regions.
  • Key identification features : Glumes winged on keel; glume margins connate in lower 1/3–1/2; anthers 2.5–4 mm
  • Flower, Fruit : March-April
  • Distribution :
    • Puducherry : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Great Britain, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine,
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : West Europe to mediterranean, Central Asia and Alabama, Argentina, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, California, Central European Rus, Chile South, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Germany, Hungary, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, North Carolina, Northwest European R, Norway, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Rhode I., Sardegna, Senegal, South Australia, South Carolina, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tasmania, Texas, Ukraine, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia
  • 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 myosuroides. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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