Status: Native
Synonyms:
Alopecurus aristulatus Michaux
Alopecurus aequalis has a very compact cylindrical spike with sessile spikelets. The spikelets
have one flower with a short, thin awn. This grass grows in moist riverbanks or ditches along the roadside.
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Alopecurus aequalis, photo Russ Kleinman & Danielle Walkup, West Fork of the Gila River at the Gila Cliff Dwellings, July 9, 2008
Alopecurus aequalis, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Danielle Walkup, West Fork of the Gila River at the Gila Cliff Dwellings, July 9, 2008
Alopecurus aequalis, spikelets & stamens, photo Russ Kleinman & Danielle Walkup, West Fork of the Gila River at the Gila Cliff Dwellings, July 9, 2008
Alopecurus aequalis, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Jack Carter & Richard Felger, Quemado Lake, July 7, 2009
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