. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. ALOPECURUS. 133 capillary, united at the base; the flowering glume enfolds the seed, which is ovate. 1. Alopecurus agrestis, Linn. Slender Foxtail. Root fibrous, small, annual; stem from one to two feet high, erect, leafy, naked in the upper part, and roughish; leaves rough above, flat, acute, striated; sheaths more or less swollen, the upper one longer than its leaf; ligules lan- ceolate and downy ; panicle simple, spike-like, about three inches long, erect, slender, tapering, many-flowere
. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. ALOPECURUS. 133 capillary, united at the base; the flowering glume enfolds the seed, which is ovate. 1. Alopecurus agrestis, Linn. Slender Foxtail. Root fibrous, small, annual; stem from one to two feet high, erect, leafy, naked in the upper part, and roughish; leaves rough above, flat, acute, striated; sheaths more or less swollen, the upper one longer than its leaf; ligules lan- ceolate and downy ; panicle simple, spike-like, about three inches long, erect, slender, tapering, many-flowered, and tinted with purple ; outer glumes nearly equal, acute, mem- branaceous, united below the keels, varied with white and green, the nerves prominent and hairy at the base, the keel downy and awnless; flowering glume smooth, ovate, oblong, with two green ribs, awned, the awn twice as long as the glume, rough, bent, and recurved when dry. Filaments three, slender ; anthers cloven at each end; styles short, united; stigmas long and downy. This grass is accounted by farmers a troublesome weed; it springs up amongst wheat and other cereal crops, and goes by the name of " Black ; It is often to be seen on waysides and in waste ground, though un- doubtedly the best speci- mens are to be found in arable land. In the Isle of Wight it grows among the pasture grasses. The great length and tapering form of the panicle has procured for it the name of " Mouse-tail". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plues, Margaret. London : Reeve & co.
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