Alopecurus carolinianus Walt. Carolina Foxtail Habit: Tufted annuals. Culms: Erect or sometimes geniculate at or near the base, 10-15 cm. tall, simple or branched, rather slender. Blades: Flat, 5-12 cm. long, 1-4 mm. wide, rough above. Sheaths: Shorter than the internodes, loose or somewhat inflated, especially the upper. Ligule: Membranous, 3-5 mm. long, decurrent. Inflorescence: A dense spikelike panicle, finally exerted, the axillary often included at the base, about 5 cm. long, 3-5 mm. thick, cylindric. Spikelet: Crowded 2-2.5 mm. long, pale, 1-flowered, flower perfect, compressed, disarticulating beneath the glumes, falling from the axis entire. Glumes: Equal, acute, somewhat united at the base, compressed-keeled, ciliate on the keel, otherwise sparsely hirsute or nearly glabrous. Lemmas: Broad, 5-nerved, nearly equal in length, their margins usually more or less united at the base, with a bent dorsal awn from below the middle, about twice as long as its body. Palea: None. Stamens: Anthers about 0.5 mm. long. Habitat: Moist open ground, old fields and wet places. Kansas Range: Throughout Synonyms: Alopecurus macounii Vasey Alopecurus ramosus Poir.