
Poaceae FAMILY
Alopecurus aequalis
Alopecurus aequalis
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitAnnual/Perennial
Growth—
Detailed cultivation instructions are not available.
Propagation
Seed - we have no details for this species but suggest sowing the seed in situ in mid spring and only just covering it. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Alopecurus+aequalis>
Pollinators
Wind
References
- [1]Manual of the Grasses of the United States — Hitchcock. A. S. · Dover Publications. New York. · 1971 · ISBN 0-486-22717-0 ↩︎A nice and comprehensive flora, though a bit dated. Good line drawings of each plant, plus a brief idea of the habitat and a few notes on plant uses. Not for the casual reader.
- [2]Flora of the British Isles. — Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. · Cambridge University Press · 1962 · ISBN - ↩︎A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
- [3]Plants for Human Consumption. — Kunkel. G. · Koeltz Scientific Books · 1984 · ISBN 3874292169 ↩︎An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
- [4]A Barefoot Doctors Manual. — ? · Running Press; Philadelphica. · 1977 · ISBN 0-914294-92-X ↩︎A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎