PLANTS Profile for Alopecurus aequalis (shortawn foxtail)

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Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.
shortawn foxtail

Symbol:

ALAE

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.

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Distribution:
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 16 species in Alopecurus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. var. aequalis. . Image Available.

Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis
shortawn foxtail

Distribution of Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. var. sonomensis P. Rubtzov. .

Alopecurus aequalis var. sonomensis
Sonoma shortawn foxtail

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Alopecurus L. – foxtail
Species	Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. – shortawn foxtail

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.

This plant and the related entityitalicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Alopecurus aequalis var. sonomensis
Sonoma alopecurus		Endangered
Connecticut:
orange foxtail		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40436.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 02:48 PM CST