Tufted Foxtail

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Alopecurus carolinianus

Tufted Foxtail, a reference photo
Photo: Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln, NE. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Ins · Public domain

Alopecurus carolinianus is a species of grass known by the common names Carolina foxtail and tufted foxtail.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Tufted Foxtail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Species
Alopecurus carolinianus

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