Alopecurus carolinianus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Alopecurus carolinianus Walter

Carolina foxtail

2019 David Greenberger

2019 David popp

2016 David popp

2006 Adonis (Don) Tate

Alopecurus carolinianus is an annual grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~94 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Alopecurus
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: wetland-riparian, agricultural weed

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Alopecurus macounii
PLANTS	Alopecurus ramosus

Information about Alopecurus carolinianus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ALCA4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/22/2024).