SimplePlant

Poaceae

Orange foxtail

Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Alopecurus

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Orange foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)
FlowerPhoto: Вячеслав Юсупов, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (28)
Arabic
ثعلبية برتقالية
arz
ثعلبيه برتقاليه
azb
هامار تولکوقویروق
Azerbaijani
Hamar tülküquyruq
Belarusian
Лісахвост роўны
Bulgarian
Равна лисича опашка
Catalan
Vulpin Roux
Chinese
看麥娘, 看麦娘
Czech
Psárka plavá
Dutch
Rosse vossenstaart, Rosse vossestaart
English
Orange foxtail, Short foxtail, Short-awn meadow-foxtail, Shortawn foxtail
Estonian
Ruuge rebasesaba
Finnish
Rantapuntarpää
French
Vulpin roux
German
Rotgelbes Fuchsschwanzgras, Rostgelbe Fuchsschwanz, Rotgelber Fuchsschwanz, Gilbfuchsschwanz, Vulpin Roux
Hindi
Jalajambuk
hsb
Ryzy liščak
Icelandic
Vatnsliðagras
Japanese
スズメノテッポウ, スズメノテッポウ（雀の鉄砲）
Korean
뚝새풀, 독새풀
Latvian
Līdzīgā lapsaste
Lithuanian
Glotnusis pašiaušėlis, Vulpin Roux
Norwegian Bokmål
Vassrevehale
Polish
Wyczyniec czerwonożółty
Russian
Лисохвост равный
Slovenian
Kratkoresi lisičji rep
Swedish
Gulkavle, Vulpin Roux
Welsh
Cynffonwellt

Synonyms

  • Alopecurus aequalis f. fluitans Parodi
  • Alopecurus aequalis f. foliosus Parodi
  • Alopecurus aequalis f. nigricans (Beckh.) Soó
  • Alopecurus aequalis f. violaceus (Hack.) Parodi
  • Alopecurus aequalis subsp. aequalis
  • Alopecurus aequalis subsp. amurensis (Kom.) Hultén
  • Alopecurus aequalis subsp. aristulatus (Michx.) Tzvelev
  • Alopecurus aequalis subsp. natans (Wahlenb.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis
  • Alopecurus aequalis var. amurensis (Kom.) Ohwi
  • Alopecurus aequalis var. aristulatus (Michx.) Tzvelev
  • Alopecurus aequalis var. brachytrichus (Ohwi) Ohwi
  • Alopecurus aequalis var. fluitans (Parodi) Mariano
  • Alopecurus aequalis var. fulvus (Sm.) Sond.
  • Alopecurus aequalis var. macrostachys Podp.
  • Alopecurus aequalis var. natans (Wahlenb.) Fernald
  • Alopecurus aequalis var. violaceus (Hack.) Mariano
  • Alopecurus amurensis Kom.
  • Alopecurus aristulatus Michx.
  • Alopecurus aristulatus var. merriamii (Beal) H.St.John
  • Alopecurus aristulatus var. natans (Wahlenb.) Simmons
  • Alopecurus brachytrichus Ohwi
  • Alopecurus caesius Schur
  • Alopecurus caespitosus Trin.
  • Alopecurus diandrus Griff.
  • Alopecurus fulvus Sm.
  • Alopecurus fulvus f. violacea Hack.
  • Alopecurus fulvus subsp. intermedius Blytt
  • Alopecurus fulvus var. amurensis (Kom.) Roshev.
  • Alopecurus fulvus var. interruptus Erdner
  • Alopecurus fulvus var. natans Gross
  • Alopecurus fulvus var. sibiricus Krylov
  • Alopecurus geniculatus f. nigricans Beckh.
  • Alopecurus geniculatus f. nigricans Beckhaus
  • Alopecurus geniculatus f. robustior Hack. ex Kneuck.
  • Alopecurus geniculatus subsp. fulvus (Sm.) Hartm.
  • Alopecurus geniculatus var. aequalis (Sobol.) Paunero
  • Alopecurus geniculatus var. amurensis (Kom.) Roshev.
  • Alopecurus geniculatus var. aristulatus (Michx.) Torr.
  • Alopecurus geniculatus var. armurensis B.Fedtsch.

and 15 more.

Flowers

In flower
May to August (from 207 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour
green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

More in Alopecurus

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.