Meadow foxtail - Alopecurus pratensis

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Meadow foxtail - Alopecurus pratensis
© Dr Chris Gibson/English Nature

Meadow foxtail is a perennial grass with upright stems and hairless leaves. Like all grasses, the individual flowers are collected into crowded panicles, which in this case are sausage-shaped. In the late spring, the orange-brown, pollen-bearing anthers appear, giving the grass-head the appearance of the tail of a fox.

This attractive grass is less invasive than most and is useful in a wildflower meadow.

Animals

Meadow grasshopper, Small skipper

Foliage	Green
Flower	Brown, April to July
Moisture	(Average)
Sunlight	(Full sun)
Origin	Native