Species

Alopecurus pratensis

Etymology

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

Common Name(s)

meadow foxtail

Authority

Alopecurus pratensis L.

Family

Poaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

ALOPRA

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

Brown,White

Year Naturalised

1870

Origin

Eurasia

This page last updated on 10 Jun 2010