Botanical name: Alopecurus aequalis    Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonyms: Alopecurus fulvus, Alopecurus diandrus, Alopecurus paludosus

Shortawn Foxtail is a perennial bunchgrass is variable in appearance. It produces bunches of erect stems 20-70 cm in height. The leaves are 2-15 cm long; the basal leaves are the longest and the few stem leaves are long-sheathing. The cylindrical inflorescence is a few cm long and blooms with white to yellow to bright orange anthers about 0.5-0.8 mm long. The leaf blades are narrow, about 1-8 mm wide. The flowers are attached to branches, rather than the main axis of the inflorescence. Shortawn Foxtail is found throughout Temperate Northern Hemisphere to Andes, including the Himalayas.

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