Alopecurus geniculatus L., 1753 31% complete

Marsh foxtail

Sp. Pl.: 60 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced12 Source not recorded8 Not on the record11 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 60 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Marsh foxtail No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Europe to Himalaya, Algeria No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 21 cm
  • 21 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 55 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 116, 164, 178, 449, 500, 526, 536, 882, 897, 898
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 21 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 55 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 116, 164, 178, 449, 500, 526, 536, 882, 897, 898
  • Superseded 21 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 55 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 116, 164, 178, 449, 500, 526, 536, 882, 897, 898
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Foliage color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Foliage texture fine
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape caryopsis
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Growth rate empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Maximum height 45 cm
  • 45 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 116, 164, 178, 449, 500, 526, 536, 882, 897, 898
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 45 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 116, 164, 178, 449, 500, 526, 536, 882, 897, 898
  • Superseded 45 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 116, 164, 178, 449, 500, 526, 536, 882, 897, 898
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun
3 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Duration annual, perennial
  • annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 164, 178, 818, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 164, 178, 818, 882, 918
  • Superseded annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 164, 178, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous)
  • 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 2 / 9 · very slightly saline (peroligohaline)
  • 2 / 9 · very slightly saline (peroligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 2 / 9 · very slightly saline (peroligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 2 / 9 · very slightly saline (peroligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 45 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Salt tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record