| Alopecurus geniculatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Alopecurus |
| Species: | A. geniculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Alopecurus geniculatus L. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Alopecurus pallescens |
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Alopecurus geniculatus is a species of grass known by the common name water foxtail or Marsh foxtail.[1]
It is native to much of Eurasia and North America, where it grows in moist areas. This is a perennial grass forming bunches of erect stems up to about 60 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are 8 to 12 centimeters in maximum length. The inflorescence is a dense panicle up to 6 or 7 centimeters long which blooms in dusty yellow-orange anthers.