Meadow Foxtail - Alopecurus pratensis
Other Names:
Field Foxtail, Field Meadow Foxtail
Perennial bunchgrass. Stems 30–100 cm. Leaves: blades 3–8 mm wide. Inflorescence a cylindrical panicle 3.5–8 cm long, 5–10 mm in diameter. Spikelets 5–6 mm long; glumes silky along the keel and marginal veins. Lemmas awned from near the base, awn extending 3–4 mm beyond lemma tip (Lavin in
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Disturbed moist sites like roadsides and often in seasonally inundated settings (e.g., margins of reservoirs) (Lavin in
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).