Alopecurus aequalis
Sobol.
Poaceae
Alopecurus amurensis Kom.
Alopecurus aristulatus Michx.
Alopecurus aristulatus merriamii (Beal) H.St.John
Alopecurus aristulatus natans (Wahlenb.) Simmons
Alopecurus brachytrichus Ohwi
Alopecurus caesius Schur
Alopecurus caespitosus Trin.
Alopecurus diandrus Griff.
Alopecurus fulvus Sm.
Alopecurus geniculatus aequalis (Sobol.) Paunero
Alopecurus geniculatus amurensis (Kom.) Roshev.
Alopecurus geniculatus aristulatus (Michx.) Torr.
Alopecurus geniculatus fulvus (Sm.) Hartm.
Alopecurus geniculatus fulvus (Sm.) Scribn.
Alopecurus geniculatus natans Wahlenb.
Alopecurus geniculatus nigricans Beckh.
Alopecurus geniculatus robustior Hack. ex Kneuck.
Alopecurus geniculatus robustus Vasey
Alopecurus howellii merrimanii Beal
Alopecurus konradii Opiz ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Alopecurus paludosus P.Beauv. ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Alopecurus palustris fulvus (Sm.) Syme
Alopecurus subaristatus Pers.
Tozzettia fulva (Sm.) Lunell
Common Name: Shortawn Foxtail
General Information
Alopecurus aequalis is an annual to short-lived perennial grass. The decumbent culms are 10 - 60cm long, sometimes rooting at their lower nodes[
236- Title
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hitchcock. A. S.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications. New York.
- Year
- 1971
- ISBN
- 0-486-22717-0
- Description
- A nice and comprehensive flora, though a bit dated. Good line drawings of each plant, plus a brief idea of the habitat and a few notes on plant uses. Not for the casual reader.
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and food.
This species is a weed of cultivated cereals and can harbour pests common to cultivated crops.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
Range
Widespread in the Temperate zone through Europe, northern Africa, Asia and N. America.
Habitat
Wet meadows and the edges of ponds and ditches[
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
]. Shallow water and wet places[
236- Title
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hitchcock. A. S.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications. New York.
- Year
- 1971
- ISBN
- 0-486-22717-0
- Description
- A nice and comprehensive flora, though a bit dated. Good line drawings of each plant, plus a brief idea of the habitat and a few notes on plant uses. Not for the casual reader.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Perennial |
| Height | 0.30 m |
| Pollinators | Wind |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Edible Uses
Seed - cooked. It can be used whole like millet, but is more usually ground into a flour and used with other cereals in making bread etc. The seed is small and fiddly, it is very much a famine food[
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
,
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Medicinal
The whole plant is antiphlogistic, depurative and diuretic[
147- Title
- A Barefoot Doctors Manual.
- Publication
-
- Author
- ?
- Publisher
- Running Press; Philadelphica.
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
- 0-914294-92-X
- Description
- A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.
]. It is used in the treatment of oedema, chickenpox and snakebites[
147- Title
- A Barefoot Doctors Manual.
- Publication
-
- Author
- ?
- Publisher
- Running Press; Philadelphica.
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
- 0-914294-92-X
- Description
- A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - we have no details for this species but suggest sowing the seed in situ in mid spring and only just covering it.
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
