Alopecurus pratensis
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| Internal ID | UUID64402e52aeaa6112784498 |
| Scientific name | Alopecurus pratensis |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 60 (1753) |
General Uses Top
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Alopecurus pratensis is cultivated and harvested primarily as a high‑quality forage. The species forms a major component of hay, usually cut at the early heading stage, and is prized for its palatability, rapid regrowth, and suitability for short‑term ley systems. It is commonly included in pasture mixtures for cattle, horses, sheep and goats, often in association with legumes such as white clover (Trifolium repens) to improve nitrogen supply. Hay is baled and marketed under national hay‑grade standards, and the grass is used for both intensive rotational grazing and extensive pasture.
Properties relevant to use:
Early‑season growth and a high leaf‑to‑stem ratio combine with relatively low lignin (
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Alopecurus alpestris | Wahlenb. ex Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. i. 61. |
| Alopecurus alpinus var. songaricus | Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. | Enum. Pl. Nov. 1: 1 (1841) |
| Alopecurus alpinus var. ventricosus | Kar. & Kir. | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 14: 811. 1841 |
| Alopecurus altissimus | Schur | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 9: 13 (1859) |
| Alopecurus arvensis | Gromov ex Trautv. | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 9: 353 (1884) |
| Alopecurus brachyglossus | Peterm. | Fl. Lips. : 232 (1844) |
| Alopecurus candicans | Salzm. ex Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 61 (1840) |
| Alopecurus caudicans | Salzm. ex Ball | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 707. 1878 |
| Alopecurus lasiostachyus | Link | Hort. Berol. 1: 71 (1827) |
| Alopecurus laxiflorus | Ovcz. | Fl. URSS 2: 744 (1934) |
| Alopecurus obscurus | Schur | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 9: 13 (1859) |
| Alopecurus pallidus | Dumort. | Observ. Gramin. Belg. : 133 (1824) |
| Alopecurus phleiformis | P.Beauv. | Ess. Agrostogr. : 4 (1812) |
| Alopecurus pratensis f. brachyglossus | (Peterm.) Şerb. & Nyár. | Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 117 (1972) |
| Alopecurus pratensis f. breviaristatus | Beck | Fl. Nieder-Österreich 1: 56 1890 |
| Alopecurus pratensis f. glaucus | (Sond.) Şerb. & Nyár. | Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 118 (1972) |
| Alopecurus pratensis f. obscurus | (Griseb.) Şerb. & Nyár. | Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 117 (1972) |
| Alopecurus pratensis f. scaber | (Opiz) Soó | Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 123 (1971 publ. 1972) |
| Alopecurus pratensis var. glaucus | Sond. | Fl. Hamburg. 32 1851 |
| Alopecurus pratensis var. obscurus | Ledeb. | Fl. Ross. 4: 463 1852 |
| Alopecurus pratensis var. soongaricus | Roshev. | Fl. Asiat. Ross. 2(4): 213. 1924 |
| Alopecurus pronus | Mitt. ex Hook.f. | Student. Fl. Brit. Isl. : 428 (1870) |
| Alopecurus scaber | Opiz | Naturalientausch 9: 166 (1825) |
| Alopecurus seravschanicus | Ovcz. | Fl. URSS 2: 745 (1934) |
| Alopecurus soongaricus | Petrov | Fl. Iakut. 1: 1147 (1930) |
| Alopecurus tauntoniensis | G.Sinclair | Hort. Gram. Woburn. , ed. 2: 49, 232 (1825) |
| Alopecurus trivialis | Seidl ex Opiz | Naturalientausch 9: 116 (1825) |
| Alopecurus villosus | Gilib. | Excerc. Phyt. 2: 517 (1792) |
| Phalaris aristata | Schousb. ex Willd. | Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3: 413 (1801) |
| Tozzettia pratensis | Savi | Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. 8: 477 (1798) |
| Tozzettia vulgaris | Bubani | Fl. Pyren. 4: 276 (1901) |
| Alopecurus pratensis subsp. songaricus | (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) N.V.Vlassova | Konspekt Fl. Sibir. Sosud. Rast. : 286 (2005) |
| Alopecurus eu-pratensis var. obscurus | (Griseb.) Asch. & Graebn. | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2: 132 1899 |
| Alopecurus sericeus | Gaertn. | Fruct. Sem. Pl. i. 2. t. 1. f. 2. |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | meadow foxtail |
| Arabic | ثعلبية المروج |
| Azerbaijani | Çəmən tülküquyruğu |
| Bulgarian | ливадна лисича опашка |
| Catalan | cua de guilla |
| Catalan | cua de rabosa |
| Czech | psárka luční |
| Welsh | cynffonwellt y maes |
| German | wiesen-fuchsschwanz |
| German | wiesenfuchsschwanz |
| German | wiesen-fuchsschwanzgras |
| Esperanto | pratalopekuro |
| Estonian | aas-rebasesaba |
| Finnish | nurmipuntarpää |
| French | vulpin des prés |
| Upper Sorbian | Łučny liščak |
| Hungarian | réti ecsetpázsit |
| Icelandic | háliðagras |
| Kabyle | tidqacest |
| Cornish | lostwelsen an mes |
| Lithuanian | pievinis pašiaušėlis |
| Latvian | pļavas lapsaste |
| Norwegian Bokmål | engrevehale |
| Dutch | grote vossenstaart |
| Dutch | beemdvossenstaart |
| Dutch | grote vossestaart |
| Polish | wyczyniec łąkowy |
| Romanian | coada vulpii |
| Romanian | coada-vulpii |
| Russian | лисохвост луговой |
| Serbian | Лисичји реп |
| Swedish | Ängskavle |
| Turkish | Çayır tilkikuyruğu |
| Ukrainian | китник лучний |
| Chinese | 原野看麥娘 |
| Chinese | 大看麦娘 |
| Chinese | 大看麥娘 |
| Chinese | 狐尾草 |
| Chinese | 草原看麦娘 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
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| Alopecurus pratensis subsp. alpestris | (Wahlenb.) Selander | Acta Phytogeogr. Suec. 28: 33 (1950) |
| Alopecurus pratensis subsp. laguriformis | (Schur) Tzvelev | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 8: 19 (1971) |
| Alopecurus pratensis subsp. pratensis | Unknown |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
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| Alopecurus pratensis var. aquaticus | (Dumort.) Mathieu | Fl. Gen. Belgique, Spermatoph. 1: 590 1853 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000845656 |
| UNII | T306U9V415 |
| Canadensys | 7395 |
| USDA Plants | ALPR3 |
| Tropicos | 25504391 |
| INPN | 81656 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:387176-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-391506 |
| Plantarium | 2357 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 463754 |
| Observations.org | 6364 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 15304 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000002656 |
| Nature Serve | 2.156995 |
| IPNI | 387176-1 |
| iNaturalist | 71141 |
| GBIF | 5290081 |
| Freebase | /m/01shbh |
| WisFlora | 2491 |
| EPPO | ALOPR |
| EOL | 1114189 |
| Elurikkus | 2703 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 262 |
| USDA GRIN | 2651 |
| Wikipedia | Alopecurus_pratensis |
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