Fabaceae
Asian foxtail
Uraria crinita
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Uraria
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 兔尾草, 猫尾草, 土狗尾, 布狗尾, 牛春花, 狐狸尾, 猫尾射, 虎尾轮
- English
- Asian foxtail
- Japanese
- フジボグサ
- Thai
- หางหมาจอก
- Vietnamese
- Đuôi chồn quả đen
Synonyms
- Doodia crinita (L.) Roxb.
- Hedysarum comosum Vahl
- Hedysarum crinitum L.
- Hedysarum lanseum Noronha
- Onobrychis comosa Spreng.
- Onobrychis crinita (L.) Spreng.
- Uraria comosa DC.
- Uraria comosa Span.
- Uraria crinita var. macrostachya (Wall.) Schindl.
- Uraria crinita var. macrostachya Wall.
- Uraria macrostachya Wall.
- Uraria macrostachya Wall.
- Uraria picta Wight
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
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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.