Poaceae

Carolina foxtail

Alopecurus carolinianus Walter

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Alopecurus

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Carolina foxtail (Alopecurus carolinianus) — FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: ثعلبية كارولينا
arz: ثعلبيه كارولينا
English: Carolina foxtail, Tufted foxtail

Synonyms

Alopecurus geniculatus var. caespitosus Scribn.
Alopecurus geniculatus var. ramosus (Poir.) H.St.John
Alopecurus gracilis Willd. ex Trin.
Alopecurus macounii Vasey
Alopecurus pedalis Bosc ex P.Beauv.
Alopecurus pedatus Steud.
Alopecurus ramosus Poir.

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Chris Fluit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joseph McPhail, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.