Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Alopecurus aequalis Sobolewsky
(Shortawn Foxtail)


Family: Poaceae

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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