Alopecurus saccatus

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Genus Alopecurus

Annual or perennial . Leaf blades linear , flat; ligule membranous. Inflorescence a spikelike panicle, densely cylindrical, spikelets numerous , closely packed; pedicels very short, apices cuplike. Spikelets protogynous, strongly laterally compressed , floret 1, falling entire from pedicel; rachilla extension absent; glumes equal, ± equaling and enclosing floret, broadly lanceolate to oblong , membranous to thinly leathery, prominently 3-veined, strongly keeled , keel usually ciliate , infrequently winged , lower margins almost free or connate for up to half their length , apex obtuse , acute or shortly awned ; lemma broadly lanceolate to ovate , usually thinly membranous, keeled, obscurely 5-veined, smooth , glabrous , lower margins often connate, awned from lower back, apex truncate to acute; awn straight when short or geniculate when longer , column smooth, usually twisted at maturity, bristle scabrid ; palea absent or very small. Lodicules absent; ovary glabrous. Caryopsis obliquely obovate in side view ; endosperm sometimes liquid.

Between 40 and 50 species:temperate and cold regions of the N hemisphere, South America; eight species in China.[1]

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,751 meters (0 to 5,745 feet).[2]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Annual

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Alopecurus howellii Vasey

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

Members of the genus Alopecurus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 20 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

A. aequalis (Marsh Meadow-Foxtail) · A. aequalis sonomensis var. sonomensis (Sonoma Alopecurus) · A. aequalis var. aequalis (Short-Awn Meadow-Foxtail) · A. aequalis var. sonomensis (Sonoma Shortawn Foxtail) · A. alpinus (Boreal Alopecurus) · A. alpinus glaucus (Boreal Alopecurus) · A. arundinaceus (Creeping Foxtail) · A. brachystachus (Foxtail) · A. carolinianus (Carolina Foxtail) · A. creticus (Cretan Meadow Foxtail) · A. geniculatus (Marsh Meadow-Foxtail) · A. geniculatus var. geniculatus (Water Foxtail) · A. geniculatus var. microstachyus (Water Foxtail) · A. myosuroides (Blackgrass) · A. pratensis (Field Meadow-Foxtail) · A. pratensis pratensis (Field Meadow-Foxtail) · A. pratensis 'Aureus' (Gold Foxtail Grass) · A. pratensis 'Variegatus' (Variegated Foxtail Grass) · A. rendlei (Rendle's Foxtail) · A. saccatus (Pacific Foxtail)

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Further Reading

• A preliminary catalogue of the flora of Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands. Victoria, B.C., Printed by W. H. Cullin, 1921. url p. 14.
• An illustrated flora of the Pacific States: Washington, Oregon, and California. Stanford University, Stanford University Press, 1923-[60] url p. 143.
• Britton, N. L. (ed.). North American flora. [New York]New York Botanical Garden. url p. 538.
• Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 19 1892 New York: Torrey Botanical Club, 1870-1996 url p. 386.
• Catalogue of Canadian plants. .. Montreal [etc.]1883-1902. url p. 389.
• Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 48 2003 Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1890- url p. 101, p. 103, p. 106, p. 110, p. 111.
• Flora of southeastern Washington and adjacent Idaho / by Charles V. Piper and R. Kent Beattie. Lancaster, Pa.: New Era, 1914. url p. 24.
• Flora of the northwest coast, including the area west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains, from the forty-ninth parallel south to the Calapooia Mountains on the south border of Lane County, Oregon. Lancaster, Pa., Press of the New Era Printing Company, 1915. url , .
• Flora of the northwest coast: including the area west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains, from the forty-ninth parallel south to the Calapooia Mountains on the south border of Lane County, Oregon / by Charles V. Piper and R. Kent Beattie. Lancaster, Pa.: Press of the New era printing company, 1915. url p. 39, p. 40.
• Flora of the southeastern Washington and adjacent Idaho, Lancaster, Pa., Press of the New Era Printing Company, 1914. url .
• Flora of the state of Washington / by Charles V. Piper. Washington: G.P.O., 1906 url p. 111.
• Flora of the state of Washington. By Charles V. Piper. Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1906. url p. 110, p. 111.
• Illustrations of North American grasses. Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1891-93. url p. 109.
• Manual of the grasses of the United States / by A.S. Hitchcock. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1935. url p. 349, p. 788.
• Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 12 1981 San Diego, Calif.: The Society, 1931-1989. url p. 46.
• National list of scientific plant names. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 1982- url p. 17.
• Occasional papers - San Diego Society of Natural History. San Diego, The Society. url p. 14.
• Phytologia. Bronx Park, New York, H.A. Gleason and H.N. Moldenke, url p. 312, p. 315.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 16, 2007:

• Australian National Herbarium
• , Australian National Herbarium
• Berkeley Natural History Museums, University and Jepson Herbaria DiGIR provider
• Oregon State University, Vascular Plant Collection
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
• University of Washington Burke Museum, Vascular Plant Collection - University of Washington Herbarium
• Utah State University, USU-UTC Specimen Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2660760
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-40444
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13753238
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:387189-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 316545
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 40444
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 387189-1
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PMPOA070B0
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: ALHO3
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 20601

Footnotes

1. Sheng-lian Lu & Sylvia M. Phillips "Alopecurus". in Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 316, 364. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
2. Mean = 451.120 meters (1,480.052 feet), Standard Deviation = 508.580 based on 113 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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