Sporobolus alopecuroides
Foxtail Pricklegrass, Foxtail Timothy
Also known as: Agrostis brachystachys (C.Presl) Schult. & Schult.f. +14 more
- Agrostis brachystachys (C.Presl) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Chilochloa explicata (Link) Link
- Chilochloa explicata (Link) Roem. & Schult.
- Cripsis nigricans Guss.
- Crypsis aegyptiaca Tausch
- Crypsis alopecuroides (Piller & Mitterp.) Schrad.
- Crypsis alopecuroides Guss. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Crypsis alopecuroides subsp. brachystachys (C.Presl) Trab.
- Crypsis alopecuroides var. celakovskyi Rohlena
- Crypsis alopecuroides var. nigricans (Guss.) Coss.
- Crypsis alopecuroides var. nigricans (Guss.) Coss. ex Douin, 1931
- Crypsis alopecuroides var. sicula (Jan) Asch. & Graebn.
- Crypsis alopecuroides var. sicula (Jan) P.Fourn., 1934
- Crypsis alopecuroides var. tenella Adamovic
- Crypsis alopecuroides var. tenella Heuff.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Sporobolus alopecuroides (commonly known as Foxtail Pricklegrass or Foxtail Timothy) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
California, Colorado, Germany, Idaho, Mexico Northeast, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, Wyoming