Scientific details

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Alopecurus pratensis

 COMMON NAME(S): Field meadow foxtail
SYNONYM(S):
FAMILY: POACEAE (GRAMINEAE) - Grass family
ORIGIN: Eurasia
HABITAT: Meadows and waste places
RANGE: Canada and northern United States
TYPE: Perennial grass
HEIGHT: 3-4'
CHARACTERISTICS:
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, slender to 4" long
FLOWERS: Inconspicuous, in a tight cylinder at the top of the flower stem
FLOWERING SEASON: Summer and fall
FRUITS: Small, single-seeded

ALLERGENIC COMPONENTS: Pollen
ALLERGENIC PRINCIPLES: Pollen allergens
ALLERGENIC PROPERTIES: Respiratory
COMMENTS:

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