Alopecurus magellanicus
Alpine Foxtail, Alpine Meadow Foxtail
Other regional names: Boreal Foxtail +1 more
- Boreal Foxtail
- Polar Foxtail
Also known as: Alopecurus alpinus f. altaicus Griseb. +16 more
- Alopecurus alpinus f. altaicus Griseb.
- Alopecurus alpinus f. antarcticus (Vahl) Hack.
- Alopecurus alpinus f. lachleri Dusén
- Alopecurus alpinus f. stejnegeri (Vasey) A.E.Porsild
- Alopecurus alpinus subsp. alpinus
- Alopecurus alpinus subsp. borealis (Trin.) Jurtzev
- Alopecurus alpinus subsp. glaucus (Less.) Hultén
- Alopecurus alpinus subsp. pseudobrachystachyus (Ovcz.) Tzvelev
- Alopecurus alpinus subsp. stejnegeri (Vasey) Hultén
- Alopecurus alpinus var. altaicus (Griseb.) Krylov
- Alopecurus alpinus var. antarcticus (Vahl) Macloskie
- Alopecurus alpinus var. aristatus Hook.f.
- Alopecurus alpinus var. borealis (Trin.) Griseb.
- Alopecurus alpinus var. borealis (Trin.) Krylov
- Alopecurus alpinus var. elatus Roshev.
- Alopecurus alpinus var. glaucus (Less.) Krylov
- Alopecurus alpinus var. gracilior Hook.f.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to the Antarctic botanical region, Temperate Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, Alopecurus magellanicus (commonly known as Alpine Foxtail or Alpine Meadow Foxtail) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ANTARCTIC, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Subantarctic Islands, Subarctic America, Western Canada, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, East European Russia, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Great Britain, Greenland, Idaho, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mongolia, Montana, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Peru, Québec, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, South Georgia, Svalbard, Utah, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon