Poaceae
Bulbous foxtail
Alopecurus bulbosus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Alopecurus
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- ثعلبية بصيلية
- Croatian
- Lukovičav repak
- Dutch
- Knolvossenstaart
- English
- Bulbous foxtail
- French
- Vulpin bulbeux
- German
- Zwiebel-Fuchsschwanz, Zwiebelfuchsschwanz
- Swedish
- Knölkavle
- Welsh
- Cynffonwellt oddfog
Synonyms
- Alopecurus bulbosus subsp. macrostachyos (Poir.) Trab.
- Alopecurus bulbosus var. macrostachyos (Poir.) Coss. & Durieu
- Alopecurus bulbosus var. tenuis Laterr.
- Alopecurus macrostachyos Poir.
- Alopecurus palustris subsp. bulbosus (Gouan) Syme
- Alopecurus salditanus Trab.
- Tozzettia nodosa Bubani
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: Mathieu Menand, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mathieu Menand, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mathieu Menand, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mathieu Menand, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Herbier Guittot, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Herbier Pontarlier-marichal, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Licent, E., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J. Duvigneaud, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.