Alopecurus saccatus
| Alopecurus saccatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Alopecurus |
| Species: | A. saccatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Alopecurus saccatus Vasey
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| Synonyms | |
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Alopecurus howellii | |
Alopecurus saccatus is a species of grass known by the common name Pacific foxtail, or Pacific meadow foxtail.
It is native the west coast of the United States from Washington to California, where it grows in moist areas at low elevations.
Description
Alopecurus saccatus is an annual bunchgrass, forming tufts of stout, erect stems up to about 45 centimeters in maximum height. Leaves are up to 12 or 13 centimeters long.
The inflorescence is a dense panicle up to 6 or 7 centimeters long which blooms in yellow to reddish brown anthers.
External links
- Calflora Database: Alopecurus saccatus (Pacific foxtail)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Alopecurus saccatus[permanent dead link]
- USDA Plants Profile for Alopecurus saccatus (Pacific foxtail)
- Grass Manual Treatment
- UC Photos gallery — Alopecurus saccatus
Categories:
- Alopecurus
- Bunchgrasses of North America
- Grasses of the United States
- Native grasses of California
- Flora of Idaho
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of Washington (state)
- Flora of the Cascade Range
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Pooideae stubs