Alopecurus myosuroides
slender meadow foxtail, blackgrass, slender foxtail
Family
Poaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid
Flower Color
green, purple
Flower Month
April - May
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
introduced
Lifespan
annual
Wetland Class
FACW
Field Characters
Similar to Alopercurus pratensis but that one is perennial and the keels of the glumes ciliate.
Habitat
Moist meadows.