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Alopecurus geniculatus
Species of grass From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alopecurus geniculatus is a species of grass known by the common name water foxtail[2] or marsh foxtail.[3] It is native to much of Eurasia and introduced into North America, South America, and Australia. It grows in moist areas.[4][5][6][7]
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Alopecurus geniculatus is a perennial grass forming bunches of erect stems up to about 60 cm (24 inches) in height. The leaves are up 12 cm (5 inches) in length. The pale green to purplish inflorescence is a dense panicle up to 6 or 7 cm long which blooms in dusty yellow-orange anthers.[8][9][10] reproduces sexually by seeds and can reproduce vegetatively by rooting at stem nodes.[2]
In Europe, it can be affected by a fungus, known as 'Foxtail Smut', Urocystis alopecuri.[11]
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Environmental conservation
Alopecurus geniculatus is a component of purple moor grass and rush pastures a type of Biodiversity Action Plan habitat in the UK. It occurs on poorly drained neutral and acidic soils of the lowlands and upland fringe.
Nonindigenous spread
The grass has spread significantly in the United States since it was first introduced.[2]
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Hybrid
Alopecurus geniculatus is known to hybridize with other members of the Alopecurus genus. Alopecurus x haussknechtianus is a hybrid between A. geniculatus and A. aequalis, Alopecurus x brachystylus is a hybrid between A. geniculatus and A. pratensis, Alopecurus x plettkei is s hybrid between A. geniculatus and A. bulbosus (Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland 2016).[2]
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