Alopecurus
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Alopecurus aequalis
Translingual
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Etymology
From Latin ălōpĕcūros, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπέκουρος (alōpékouros, “fox-tail”), conjectured to be Imperata cylindrica.
Proper noun
Alopecurus m
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; BOP clade - clade; Pooideae - subfamily; Aveneae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Alopecurus pratensis (meadow foxtail) - type species; Alopecurus aequalis (orange foxtail), Alopecurus carolinianus (Carolina foxtail) - selected other species; for more see Alopecurus at The Plant List.
References
Alopecurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Alopecurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Alopecurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Alopecurus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Alopecurus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Alopecurus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Alopecurus at Tropicos
- Alopecurus at The Plant List
- Alopecurus at USDA Plants database
