Alopecurus

Translingual

Alopecurus aequalis

Etymology

From Latin ălōpĕcūros, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπέκουρος (alōpékouros, “fox-tail”), conjectured to be Imperata cylindrica.

Proper noun

Alopecurus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the foxtails.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; BOP clade - clade; Pooideae - subfamily; Aveneae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Alopecurus pratensis (meadow foxtail) - type species; Alopecurus aequalis (orange foxtail), Alopecurus carolinianus (Carolina foxtail) - selected other species; for more see Alopecurus at The Plant List.

References

Alopecurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alopecurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Alopecurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Alopecurus at Encyclopedia of Life
Alopecurus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Alopecurus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Alopecurus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Alopecurus at Tropicos
Alopecurus at The Plant List
Alopecurus at USDA Plants database

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