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Alopecurus pratensis L.

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Alopecurus pratensis L. (1753)
Alopecurus pratensis L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
ICN
Alopecurus pratensis L.
species
Alopecurus pratensis

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pratensis

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Alopecurus pratensis L.

Loosely or compactly tufted tall perennials, often shortly rhizomatous. Leaf-sheath green, glabrous, striate, lower sheaths dark brown, sometimes purplish. Ligule (0.5)-1-2-(2.8) mm, membranous, blunt, sparsely ciliate, abaxially very minutely hairy. Leaf-blade 10-20-(30) cm × 2-5 mm, flat, finely ribbed, finely scabrid on ribs and margins, or almost glabrous, tapered to fine pointed tip. Culm 30-100 cm, erect or geniculate at base and rooting at lower nodes, nodes few, internodes ridged, glabrous. Panicle 3.5-9.5 cm, spike-like, with densely packed silvery green to purplish spikelets. Glumes 4-6 mm, ± equal, 3-nerved, margins united for ¼ length, acute, firm, finely hairy below, keeled, keel and lateral nerves fine-ciliate. Lemma 4-5.5 mm, 4-nerved, ovate or elliptic, blunt, membranous, keeled, keel finely hairy, margins united below midpoint; awn fine, 4.5-8-(9.5) mm, inserted near base, projecting 3-4 mm beyond glumes. Palea 0. Anthers 2-3.5 mm, yellow to purple. Caryopsis 1-1.2 × 0.6-0.8 mm.

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Alopecurus pratensis L.
Alopecurus pratensis L.

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Alopecurus pratensis L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Alopecurus pratensis L.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Alopecurus pratensis L.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Alopecurus pratensis L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
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