Species

Alopecurus aequalis

Etymology

Alopecurus: From the Greek alopekouros, meaning grass like a fox's tail.
aequalis: equal

Common Name(s)

orange foxtail

Authority

Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.

Family

Poaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

ALOAEQ

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Grasses

Flower Colours

White,Yellow

Year Naturalised

1957

Origin

Eurasia

This page last updated on 10 Jun 2010