Poaceae FAMILY

Alopecurus aequalis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alopecurus aequalis is an annual to short-lived perennial grass. The decumbent culms are 10 - 60cm long, sometimes rooting at their lower nodes[ 236 Title Manual of the Grasses of the United States Publication Author Hitchcock. A. S. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1971 ISBN 0-486-22717-0 Description 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. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and food. This species is a weed of cultivated cereals and can harbour pests common to cultivated crops.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWidespread in the Temperate zone through Europe, northern Africa, Asia and N. America.

HabitatWet meadows and the edges of ponds and ditches[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. Shallow water and wet places[ 236 Title Manual of the Grasses of the United States Publication Author Hitchcock. A. S. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1971 ISBN 0-486-22717-0 Description 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. ].