Alopecurus geniculatus in Genus Alopecurus

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Internal ID	UUID64402e505b51f172932416
Scientific name	Alopecurus geniculatus
Authority	L.
First published in	Sp. Pl. : 60 (1753)

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Common products:
- Pasture forage for cattle, sheep, and horses (leaves and stems).
- Hay and silage production from the dried aerial biomass.
- Low‑maintenance turfgrass used in lawns, parks, and golf‑course roughs.

Industrial and craft applications:
- Soil stabilization and bank protection in riparian and wetland restoration projects, where the dense rhizomatous mat prevents erosion.

Properties relevant to use:
- Cool‑season growth habit with high tolerance to waterlogged soils.
- Moderate lignin content typical of temperate grasses, contributing to relatively high forage digestibility.
- Rhizomatous spreading habit providing dense ground cover and effective erosion control.

Standards and regulation:
- Seed certification follows International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) rules and the European Union Directive 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of grasses.
- Turfgrass performance may be assessed using ISO 24333 (method for determining turfgrass wear resistance).

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Native to Europe and western Asia; cultivated in temperate regions and harvested from managed pastures.
- Low input requirements (no nitrogen fertilization needed for acceptable forage yields) and contributes to carbon sequestration in grassland soils.
- Considered invasive in parts of North America; managed through regional seed‑lot registration and control guidelines.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Alopecurus aristulosus	Desv.	Observ. Pl. Angers : 46 (1818)
Alopecurus australis	Nees	London J. Bot. 2: 412 (1843)
Alopecurus bulbosus	With.	Bot. Arr. Brit. Pl. ed. 2 , 1: 59 (1787)
Alopecurus geniculatus var. aquaticus	Schltdl.	Fl. Berol. 1: 39. 1823
Alopecurus geniculatus var. patagonicus	Parodi	Revista Fac. Agron. Veterin. 7: 363 (1931)
Alopecurus geniculatus var. pumila	Vasey in Macoun	Cat. Canad. Pl. 2(4): 189 (1888)
Alopecurus geniculatus var. viridis	Neilr.	Fl. Nied.-Oesterr. 35. 1857
Alopecurus nothus	Arndt	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 10: 230 (1860)
Alopecurus pallescens	Piper in Piper & Beattie	Fl. Palouse Reg. : 18 (1901)
Alopecurus palustris	Syme	Engl. Bot. , ed. 3, 11: 23 (1872)
Alopecurus palustris subsp. geniculatus	(L.) Syme	Engl. Bot. , ed. 3B, 11: 25 (1872)
Tozzettia geniculata	(L.) Bubani	Fl. Pyren. 4: 275 (1901)
Alopecurus subaristatus	Pursh	Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 66 (1813)
Alopecurus geniculatus var. bulbosus	Gray	Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 143 (1821 publ. 1822)
Alopecurus geniculatus var. vinealis	Neilr.	Fl. Nied.-Oesterr. : 35 (1859)
Alopecurus geniculatus var. virens	Peterm.	Bot. Excurs. Leipzig : 524 (1846)
Alopecurus geniculatus var. salinus	Blytt	Norsk Fl. : 149 (1847)
Alopecurus geniculatus var. strictus	Andersson	Pl. Scand. 2: 106 (1852)
Alopecurus geniculatus f. normanii	Neuman	Not. Not. 1908: 22 (1907)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	water foxtail
English	marsh foxtail
Arabic	ثعلبية ركبية
Belarusian	лісахвост каленчаты
Bulgarian	коленчата лисича опашка
Czech	psárka kolénkatá
Welsh	cynffonwellt elinog
Danish	knæbøjet rævehale
German	geknieter fuchsschwanz
German	knick-fuchsschwanz
German	knick-fuchsschwanzgras
Estonian	põlvjas rebasesaba
Finnish	polvipuntarpää
French	vulpin genouillé
Upper Sorbian	stawacy liščak
Icelandic	knjáliðagras
Lithuanian	nariuotasis pašiaušėlis
Latvian	liektā lapsaste
Norwegian Bokmål	knereverumpe
Dutch	geknikte vossestaart
Dutch	geknikte vossenstaart
Polish	wyczyniec kolankowy
Romanian	coada-vulpii
Romanian	coada vulpii
Russian	лисохвост коленчатый
Swedish	kärrkavle
Ukrainian	китник колінчастий
Chinese	沼澤狐尾草
Chinese	狐尾看麦娘

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct

- Introduced

- Native

Africa click to expand
- Macaronesia
  - Azores
  - Canary Islands
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Gulf Of Guinea Islands

Antarctica click to expand
- Subantarctic Islands
  - Crozet Islands
  - Falkland Islands
  - Kerguelen
  - Marion-Prince Edward
  - South Georgia

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus
- Middle Asia
  - Kirgizstan
  - Uzbekistan
- Russian Far East
  - Amur
  - Kuril Islands
  - Primorye
  - Sakhalin
- Western Asia
  - Afghanistan
  - Turkey

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Nepal
  - West Himalaya
- Malesia
  - Malaya

Australasia click to expand
- Australia
  - New South Wales
  - Queensland
  - South Australia
  - Tasmania
  - Victoria
  - Western Australia
- New Zealand
  - Antipodean Islands
  - Chatham Islands
  - New Zealand North
  - New Zealand South

Europe click to expand
- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States
  - Belarus
  - Central European Russia
  - East European Russia
  - North European Russia
  - Northwest European Russia
  - Ukraine
- Middle Europe
  - Austria
  - Belgium
  - Czechoslovakia
  - Germany
  - Netherlands
  - Poland
  - Switzerland
- Northern Europe
  - Denmark
  - Finland
  - Føroyar
  - Great Britain
  - Iceland
  - Ireland
  - Norway
  - Sweden
- Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria
  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Romania
  - Sicilia
  - Yugoslavia
- Southwestern Europe
  - France
  - Portugal
  - Spain

Northern America click to expand
- Eastern Canada
  - Labrador
  - New Brunswick
  - Newfoundland
  - Nova Scotia
  - Ontario
  - Prince Edward Island
  - Québec
- Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast
- North-central U.S.A.
  - Illinois
  - Iowa
  - Minnesota
  - North Dakota
  - Oklahoma
  - South Dakota
  - Wisconsin
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut
  - Maine
  - Massachusetts
  - Michigan
  - New Hampshire
  - New Jersey
  - New York
  - Ohio
  - Pennsylvania
  - Rhode Island
  - Vermont
  - West Virginia
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado
  - Montana
  - Oregon
  - Washington
  - Wyoming
- South-central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico
  - Texas
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - District Of Columbia
  - Maryland
  - Virginia
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona
  - California
  - Nevada
  - Utah
- Subarctic America
  - Alaska
  - Greenland
  - Yukon
- Western Canada
  - Alberta
  - British Columbia
  - Saskatchewan

Southern America click to expand
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast
  - Argentina South
  - Chile South
- Western South America
  - Ecuador

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000845537
Canadensys	7393
USDA Plants	ALGE2
Tropicos	25504250
INPN	81637
Flora of Italy	7672
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:387091-1
The Plant List	kew-391395
Open Tree Of Life	407890
Observations.org	6362
NCBI Taxonomy	114195
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000002657
Nature Serve	2.130762
IPNI	387091-1
iNaturalist	71140
GBIF	5290090
Freebase	/m/04jm0_c
WisFlora	2490
EPPO	ALOGE
EOL	1114188
Elurikkus	2701
Calflora (Californian flora)	260
USDA GRIN	2645
Wikipedia	Alopecurus_geniculatus

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Accession	Assembly
Accession	Name	Level	Submitter	Released	Coverage	Size
GCA_965641495.1	lpAloGeni1.hap1.1	Chromosome	WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE	2025-07-13	36	5.77 Gb

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Hybridization in the Subtribe Alopecurinae Dumort. (Poaceae) According to Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis: Different Ploidy Level Tells Different Origin of the Groups

Gnutikov AA, Nosov NN, Punina EO, Loskutov IG, Shneyer VS, Chekrygin SA, Rodionov AV

Plants (Basel)

22-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC11013341
doi:	10.3390/plants13070919
PMID:	38611448

LandS: Vegetation modeling based on Ellenberg's ecological indicator values

Rumohr Q, Grimm V, Lennartz G, Schäffer A, Toschki A, Roß-Nickoll M, Hudjetz S

MethodsX

13-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10709510
doi:	10.1016/j.mex.2023.102486
PMID:	38076710

eDNA Metabarcoding- and Microscopic Analysis for Diet Determination in Waterfowl, a Comparative Study in Vejlerne, Denmark

Svendsen AS, Nielsen LB, Schmidt JB, Bruhn D, Andersen LH, Pertoldi C

Biology (Basel)

21-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10525441
doi:	10.3390/biology12091272
PMID:	37759671

Epiphytic microflora and mycotoxin content in meadows–Is plant biodiversity affecting fungal contamination?

Kolackova I, Smolkova B, Skladanka J, Kouril P, Hrudova E

PLoS One

14-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10501618
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0288397
PMID:	37708181

Comparison of the welfare of beef cattle in housed and grazing systems: hormones, health, and behaviour

Cooke AS, Mullan S, Morten C, Hockenhull J, Le Grice P, Le Cocq K, Lee MR, Cardenas LM, Rivero MJ

J Agric Sci

29-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC7614983
doi:	10.1017/S0021859623000357
PMID:	37641790

Novel Hyperspectral Analysis of Thin-Layer Chromatographic Plates—An Application to Fingerprinting of 70 Polish Grasses

Wróbel-Szkolak J, Cwener A, Komsta Ł

Molecules

26-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10179984
doi:	10.3390/molecules28093745
PMID:	37175155

Extensive archaeobotanical data estimate carrying capacity, duration, and land use of the Late Bronze Age settlement site Březnice (Czech Republic)

Šálková T, Vobejda L, Chvojka O, Beneš J, Vondrovský V, Kuna M, Křivánek R, Menšík P, Novák J

Sci Rep

25-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9700714
doi:	10.1038/s41598-022-24753-x
PMID:	36434129

Postglacial species arrival and diversity buildup of northern ecosystems took millennia

Alsos IG, Rijal DP, Ehrich D, Karger DN, Yoccoz NG, Heintzman PD, Brown AG, Lammers Y, Pellissier L, Alm T, Bråthen KA, Coissac E, Merkel MK, Alberti A, Denoeud F, Bakke J

Sci Adv

28-Sep-2022

PMCID:	PMC9519041
doi:	10.1126/sciadv.abo7434
PMID:	36170372

Physiological Adaptation and Plant Distribution along a Steep Hydrological Gradient

Sand-Jensen K, Borum J, Møller CL, Baastrup-Spohr L

Plants (Basel)

24-Jun-2022

PMCID:	PMC9269611
doi:	10.3390/plants11131683
PMID:	35807635

Local traditional ecological knowledge about hay management practices in wetlands of the Biebrza Valley, Poland

Sucholas J, Molnár Z, Łuczaj Ł, Poschlod P

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

22-Feb-2022

PMCID:	PMC8862566
doi:	10.1186/s13002-022-00509-9
PMID:	35193618

Simulating grazing beef and sheep systems

Wu L, Harris P, Misselbrook TH, Lee MR

Agric Syst

01-Jan-2022

PMCID:	PMC8626774
doi:	10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103307
PMID:	34980941

Formalized classification of ephemeral wetland vegetation (Isoëto-Nanojuncetea class) in Poland (Central Europe)

Kącki Z, Łysko A, Dajdok Z, Kobierski P, Krawczyk R, Nowak A, Rosadziński S, Popiela AA

PeerJ

10-Aug-2021

PMCID:	PMC8362674
doi:	10.7717/peerj.11703
PMID:	34434642

Taxonomic revision of Blumeria based on multi-gene DNA sequences, host preferences and morphology

Liu M, Braun U, Takamatsu S, Hambleton S, Shoukouhi P, Bisson KR, Hubbard K

Mycoscience

20-May-2021

PMCID:	PMC9157761
doi:	10.47371/mycosci.2020.12.003
PMID:	37091321

A Review and Secondary Analysis of Competition-Related Impacts of Nonindigenous Aquatic Plants in the Laurentian Great Lakes

Sturtevant R, Lower E, Bartos A, Elgin A

Plants (Basel)

20-Feb-2021

PMCID:	PMC7924059
doi:	10.3390/plants10020406
PMID:	33672586

Checklist of the grasses of India

Kellogg EA, Abbott JR, Bawa KS, Gandhi KN, Kailash BR, Ganeshaiah KN, Shrestha UB, Raven P

PhytoKeys

16-Oct-2020

PMCID:	PMC10311516
doi:	10.3897/phytokeys.163.38393
PMID:	37397271

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Alopecurus geniculatus

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Details Top

Ethnobotanical Use Top

General Uses Top

Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Links to other databases Top

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

Scientific Literature Top

Phytochemical Profile Top

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