Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Alopecurus arundinaceus [Alopecurus pratensis subsp. arundinaceus]
Family
Poaceae
CommonName
creeping meadow foxtail
Presence
yes
Status
exotic
EarliestDate
2003
LatestDate
2012
Ecosystem
foothill, montane, ruderal
Geobotanical
Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos
Counties
Conejos, Rio Grande, Saguache
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Baca
Other Localities
Comments
NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. Creeping meadow foxtail, an exotic, has strong rhizomes and tolerates saline ground and so has been used in revegetation and soil stabilization projects. In the Watershed, for instance, Alopecurus arundinaceus has been recorded from the Baca National Wildlife Refuge (Saguache Co, 2013). It has also been vouchered (if the determinations are correct) from creek side in montane conifer woods (Conejos Co, 2003), and from montane mesic meadows (Saguache Co, 2004). In the USA, the distribution of A. arundinaceus centers in Wyoming, with scattered records in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, and northern Great Plains states. The Watershed occurrences are the only ones in the Rio Grande drainage.