Black-grass vs Tufted Foxtail

Alopecurus myosuroides compared with Alopecurus carolinianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-grass	Tufted Foxtail
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Alopecurus	Alopecurus
Species	Alopecurus myosuroides	Alopecurus carolinianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-grass and Tufted Foxtail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Alopecurus.

Conservation Status

Black-grass

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-grass	Tufted Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-grass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Jordan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Peru).

Tufted Foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Black-grass

The Black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides) is a species in the genus Alopecurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom