Alopecurus geniculatus L.
(Marsh Foxtail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAlopecurus geniculatus (Marsh Foxtail)
GenusAlopecurus (foxtail grasses)
TribePoeae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Alopecurus geniculatus (Marsh Foxtail) :
1: Alopecurus geniculatus (Marsh Foxtail)
22 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: InflorescencesImage 2: Inflorescences (2)Image 3: Leaf sheathes and ligulesImage 4: NodesImage 5: PlantsImage 6: Spikelets

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest
Trist, P.J.O., updated Rich, T.C.G. Alopecurus geniculatus / A. x plettkei / A. bulbosus Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Alopecurus geniculatus (Marsh Foxtail) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Alopecurus geniculatus (Marsh Foxtail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Alopecurus geniculatus (Marsh Foxtail)
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