Poaceae
Creeping meadow foxtail
Alopecurus arundinaceus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Alopecurus
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Common names
By language (20)
- Arabic
- ثعلبية قصبية
- arz
- ثعلبيه قصبيه
- Azerbaijani
- Gastridium ventricosum
- Belarusian
- Лісахвост лугавы
- Chinese
- 苇状看麦娘, 葦狀看麥娘, 大看麦娘
- English
- Creeping meadow foxtail, Creeping foxtail
- Estonian
- Mustjas rebasesaba
- Finnish
- Ruokopuntarpää
- French
- Vulpin Faux Roseau
- German
- Rohr-Fuchsschwanz
- hsb
- Sćinojty liščak
- Latvian
- Niedru lapsaste
- Lithuanian
- Juosvavarpis pašiaušėlis
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Strandreverumpe
- Persian
- دمروباهی نیمانند
- Polish
- Wyczyniec trzcinowaty, Wyczyniec pęcherzykowaty
- Russian
- Лисохвост тростниковый
- Spanish
- Cola de zorra
- Swedish
- Svartkavle
- Ukrainian
- Китник здутий, Сироголова́тень
Synonyms
- Alopecurus aquaticus (Dumort.) Tinant
- Alopecurus armenus (K.Koch) Grossh.
- Alopecurus arundinaceus f. brachystachys Elenevsky
- Alopecurus arundinaceus f. breviaristatus H.Lindb.
- Alopecurus arundinaceus f. longiaristatus H.Lindb.
- Alopecurus arundinaceus subsp. armenus (K.Koch) Tzvelev
- Alopecurus arundinaceus subsp. castellanus (Boiss. & Reut.) Rivas Mart., Fern.Gonz. & Sánchez Mata
- Alopecurus arundinaceus subsp. exserens (R.Arndt) H.Scholz & Henker
- Alopecurus arundinaceus subsp. subaristatus F.M.Vázquez
- Alopecurus arundinaceus var. exserens (Griseb.) T.Marsson
- Alopecurus arundinaceus var. pashkiensis Melderis
- Alopecurus arundinaceus var. ruthenicus (Weinm.) T.Marsson
- Alopecurus baikalensis Turcz. ex Ledeb.
- Alopecurus castellanus Boiss. & Reut.
- Alopecurus elatior Jacq. ex Hook.f.
- Alopecurus exaltatus Less.
- Alopecurus geniculatus var. ventricosus Chevall.
- Alopecurus intermedius Bock ex Steud.
- Alopecurus liouvillianus Braun-Blanq.
- Alopecurus muticus Kar. & Kir.
- Alopecurus nigrescens J.Jacq.
- Alopecurus nigricans Hornem.
- Alopecurus nigricans var. exserens R.Arndt
- Alopecurus nigricans var. halophilus (Griseb.) Schur
- Alopecurus nigricans var. humilis Fr.
- Alopecurus nigricans var. humilis Fr.
- Alopecurus nigricans var. ventricosus Rchb.
- Alopecurus pratensis Bourg. ex Lange
- Alopecurus pratensis subsp. aquaticus Dumort.
- Alopecurus pratensis subsp. arundinaceus (Poir.) Husn.
- Alopecurus pratensis subsp. arundinaceus (Poir.) Douin ex Bonn.
- Alopecurus pratensis subsp. liouvilleanus (Braun-Blanq.) Maire
- Alopecurus pratensis subsp. nigricans (Hornem.) Hartm.
- Alopecurus pratensis subsp. ventricosus (Rchb.) Thell.
- Alopecurus pratensis var. armenus K.Koch
- Alopecurus pratensis var. arundinaceus (Poir.) Kuntze
- Alopecurus pratensis var. castellanus (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire & Weiller
- Alopecurus pratensis var. exaltatus (Less.) Griseb.
- Alopecurus pratensis var. exserens (Griseb.) Maire
- Alopecurus pratensis var. liouvilleanus (Braun-Blanq.) Maire
and 16 more.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Alopecurus
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- Carolina foxtailAlopecurus carolinianusPoaceae
- Rendle's meadow foxtailAlopecurus rendleiPoaceae
- Pacific foxtailAlopecurus saccatusPoaceae
- Alopecurus vaginatusPoaceae
- Cretan meadow foxtailAlopecurus creticusPoaceae
- Alopecurus gerardiiPoaceae
- Alpine meadow-foxtailAlopecurus magellanicusPoaceae
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.