Alopecurus pratensis L., 1753 29% complete

Meadow foxtail

Sp. Pl.: 60 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced10 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded8 Not on the record13 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 60 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Meadow foxtail No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Azores, Europe to Mongolia and W. Himalaya No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 44 cm
  • 44.2 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 263 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 90, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 310, 323, 347, 428, 449, 519, 526, 589, 706, 818, 882, 897, 898
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 44.2 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 263 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 90, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 310, 323, 347, 428, 449, 519, 526, 589, 706, 818, 882, 897, 898
  • Superseded 44.2 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 263 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 90, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 310, 323, 347, 428, 449, 519, 526, 589, 706, 818, 882, 897, 898
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
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 95 cm
  • 95 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 90, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 310, 323, 347, 428, 449, 519, 526, 589, 706, 818, 882, 897, 898
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 95 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 90, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 310, 323, 347, 428, 449, 519, 526, 589, 706, 818, 882, 897, 898
  • Superseded 95 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 90, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 310, 323, 347, 428, 449, 519, 526, 589, 706, 818, 882, 897, 898
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Phenology
Bloom months apr, may, jun
  • apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded jan, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
  • Superseded jan, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
  • Superseded jan, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 149 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 164, 178, 203, 518, 818, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 149 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 164, 178, 203, 518, 818, 882, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 149 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 164, 178, 203, 518, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 242
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 242
Sourced
Light empty
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 57, 71, 444, 445
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 57, 71, 444, 445
Sourced
Soil nutriments empty
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 80 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
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