Alopecurus carolinianus

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Species Distribution Map
Family:POACEAE
Species:Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
Common Name:Tufted Meadow Foxtail; Carolina Foxtail Grass; Tufted Foxtail
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Carolina Foxtail Grass is a native annual in the Grass family (Poaceae). It is found throughout Alabama. Carolina Foxtail Grass grows in moist to wet, open areas such as in roadside ditches, in low fields and pastures, on floodplains, and around ponds. It is a cool-season tufted annual with a fibrous root system. Culms (stems) are erect, 5-18 inches in height, green in color, with most of the leaves in the lower half. The leaves are linear, glabrous, and entire. The uppermost leaf sheath is slightly inflated and bluish-green in color. Flowers are produced in spiklets that are arranged in dense, cylindric spike-like panicles. The glumes are pale green in color, membranous throughout, sparsely pubescent, and unawned. They are fused at the base. The lemmas have awns that are longer than the glumes. Paleas are absent. The fruit is a grain.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW (NWI), G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Alopecurus
Species Alopecurus carolinianus Walter - Tufted Meadow Foxtail; Carolina Foxtail Grass; Tufted Foxtail

Citation

Citation Alopecurus carolinianus Walter, Fl. Carol. 74. 1788.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: Lancaster Co.: 40-acre Rock, Taxahaw, 15 Apr 1967, Spongberg 67-64 (neotype: GH). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 1093. 2007.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Alopecurus geniculatus var. ramosus Alopecurus geniculatus Linnaeus, var. ramosus (Poiret) H. St. John, Rhodora 19: 167. 1917.Alopecurus ramosus Poiret 1808. 
Alopecurus geniculatus var. caespitosus Alopecurus geniculatus Linnaeus, var. caespitosus Lamson-Scribner, in Macoun, Cat. Canad. Pl. 2(5): 389. 1890.Alopecurus macounii Vasey 1888. 
Alopecurus gracilis Alopecurus gracilis Willdenow ex Trinius, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint- Petersbourg, Ser. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. 4(1): 38. 1840. SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Herb. Willdenow s.n. (holotype: B-W; isotype: LE(fragm)).
Alopecurus macounii Alopecurus macounii Vasey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 15: 12. 1888. CANADA: British Columbia: Vancouver Island, Oak Bay, 30 May 1887, Macoun 56 (holotype: US).
Alopecurus ramosus Alopecurus ramosus Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl. 8: 776. 1808. SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Bosc s.n. (holotype: P; isotypes: LE, US(fragm)).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Colbert, Crenshaw, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1874 - 1994

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
ALNHS00005242 Sumter 19 APR 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3486		 ALNHS
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
SAMF0001378 Limestone 28 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7054		 SAMF
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UNA00059106 Barbour 16 Mar 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11092		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
UNA00003284 Wilcox 15 Apr 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
7704		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
JSU102717 Cherokee 25 Mar 1976 Whetstone, R. David
7599		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UNA00048867 Houston 14 Mar 1994 MacDonald, John R.
6972		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
JSU102720 Jackson 29 Apr 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
568		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
AUA000014838 Lee 15 May 1922 Simmons, W.Ellis
 AUA
Alopecurus Carolinianus Walt.
UNA00003289 Randolph 29 Apr 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1542a		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
JSU102727 Talladega 08 Apr 1994 Whetstone, R. David
3476		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
JSU102713 Autauga 10 May 1980 Whetstone, R. David
10050		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UWAL0018068 Limestone 30 Apr 1987 Kral, Robert
73800		 UWAL
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
UWAL0001955 St. Clair 30 Apr 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12844		 UWAL
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
JSU102719 Franklin 19 Mar 1994 Whetstone, R. David
5095		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UNA00003219 Greene 14 Apr 1967 Thomas, Joab L.
T983		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
TROY000011445 Pike 25 Apr 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13070		 TROY
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UNA00003210 Lawrence 06 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
410		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
JSU102715 Blount 26 Mar 1980 Allred, S.
38		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
JSU102724 Lee 28 Mar 1964 Bozarth, Gene A.
 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
AUA000014833 Crenshaw 7 Apr 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9506		 AUA
Alopecurus Carolinianus Walt.
TROY000039493 Elmore 05 Mar 2012 Pullen, Robert
332		 TROY
Aplopecurus carolinianus Walter
JSU102716 Calhoun 26 Apr 1987 Lawler, Carol L.
1556		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
TROY000042411 St. Clair 30 Apr 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12844		 TROY
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UNA00003215 Lauderdale 06 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
377		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
ALNHS00001709 Dallas 28 Mar 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-623		 ALNHS
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
JSU102714 Blount 31 Mar 1976 Whetstone, R. David
7829		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
TROY000046249 Dallas 27 Feb 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28083		 TROY
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UWAL0010394 Greene 24 Feb 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6849		 UWAL
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
AUA000014839 Pike 5 May 1996 Diamond, Alvin R.
10219		 AUA
Alopecurus Carolinianus Walt.
UNA00003259 Fayette 05 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1680		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
TROY000029759 Jackson 13 May 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
293		 TROY
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UWAL0010458 Limestone 28 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7054		 UWAL
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
TROY000011442 Butler 29 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17474		 TROY
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UNA00003205 Colbert 05 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
369		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
JSU102723 Lauderdale 24 Apr 1976 Kral, Robert
57732		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UWAL0036258 Mobile 22 Mar 2015 Horne, Howard E.
2797		 UWAL
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
TROY000011444 Lee 17 Mar 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11111		 TROY
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UNA00017503 Etowah 29 Apr 1972 Kral, Robert
45905		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
UNA00058315 Pike 25 Apr 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13070		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
UWAL0039718 Dallas 27 Feb 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28083		 UWAL
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
JSU102718 Etowah 30 Mar 1995 Hodge, Lesley M.
4107		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UNA00027108 Escambia 13 Mar 1988 Haynes, Robert R.
9270		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
AUA000025610 Dallas 28 Mar 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
OC623		 AUA
Alopecurus Carolinianus Walt.
TROY000037463 Limestone 28 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7054		 TROY
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UNA00003254 Madison 08 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
421		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
UNA00017504 Lamar 28 Mar 1972 Kral, Robert
45169		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
UNA00003214 Tuscaloosa 08 Apr 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
318		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
UWAL0042833 Baldwin 09 Apr 2006 Larsen, Harry S.
1478		 UWAL
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
JSU102726 Marshall 10 Apr 1995 Spaulding, Daniel D.
7328		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UNA00003299 Mobile 27 Mar 1982 Haynes, Robert R.
8510		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
UWAL0046568 Autauga 14 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
452		 UWAL
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
AUA000040181 Houston 8 Apr 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
DTP98		 AUA
Alopecurus Carolinianus Walt.
TROY000045094 Autauga 14 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
452		 TROY
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UNA00003264 Jackson 08 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
428		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
TROY000011443 Geneva 03 Apr 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18859		 TROY
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
AUA000014835 Lamar 28 Mar 1972 Kral, Robert
45169		 AUA
Alopecurus Carolinianus Walt.
UNA00059119 Lee 17 Mar 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11111		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
UNA00003269 Montgomery 30 Mar 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1463		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
JSU156365 Lawrence 26 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16494		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
AUA000014836 Lee 28 Apr 1966 Logan, Robert
 AUA
Alopecurus Carolinianus Walt.
UNA00003224 Tuscaloosa 28 Mar 1874 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
JSU102725 Marshall 05 May 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3708		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UWAL0051234 Etowah 30 Mar 1967 Kral, R.
27927		 UWAL
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
UNA00003274 Tallapoosa 30 Apr 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1610		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
TROY000026859 Montgomery 27 Apr 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20630		 TROY
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
AUA000014834 Franklin 28 Mar 1972 Kral, Robert
45204		 AUA
Alopecurus Carolinianus Walt.
TROY000026222 Fayette 06 Apr 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11165		 TROY
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
UNA00003294 Greene 01 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1634		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
JSU102721 Jackson 28 Apr 1994 Whetstone, R. David
3698		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
AUA000014837 Lee 8 Apr 1981 Mckenzie, Wanda
26		 AUA
Alopecurus Carolinianus Walt.
ALNHS00008201 Houston 23 Mar 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5953		 ALNHS
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
UNA00003279 Limestone 20 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
556		 UNA
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
JSU102722 Jefferson 13 Apr 1970 Kral, Robert
38385		 JSU
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
SAMF0007116 Mobile 13 Mar 1968 Lelong, Michel G.
4191		 SAMF
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
TROY000011441 Barbour 16 Mar 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11092		 TROY
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter
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