Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. Shortawn Foxtail Habit: Perennials, somewhat tufted. Culms: Erect or spreading, usually not rooting at the nodes, 15-60 cm. tall. Blades: Flat, 1-4 mm. wide. Sheaths: The upper long. Ligule: Membranous. Inflorescence: Slender, spikelike panicle, 2-7 cm. long, about 4 mm. wide. Spikelets: 2-mm. long, 1-flowered, flower perfect, compressed, disarticulating beneath the glumes, falling from the axis entire. Glumes: Compressed-keeled, somewhat united at the base. Lemmas: Broad, 5-nerved, nearly equal in length, their margins usually more or less united at the base, with a dorsal awn from below the middle, scarcely exerted. Palea: None. Stamens: Anthers about 1 mm. long. Habitat: In water and wet places. Kansas Range: Shawnee county. Use: Palatable forage grass, but not abundant.