Summary ²

Alopecurus myosuroides is an annual grass, found on cultivated and waste land. It is also known as slender meadow foxtail, black-grass, twitch grass, black twitch.

Identification Hints ³

A spike. Spikelets all round stem. Spikelets less than twice as long as wide.Narrow and quite long inflorescence. Weed of cultivation. Beware the fruits.

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