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Field meadow foxtail


Field meadow foxtail is a very common perennial grass. It flowers early in the spring, from April until June and is one of the earliest grasses to do so. It will grow on most grounds that are neutral, and not too wet or dry. It is commonly found in low lying areas, particularly in river meadows.

use as fodder and pasture


Cows and other cattle are fond of the taste of Field meadow foxtail and it is nutritious and palatable to stock This grass is widely used for forage and pasture, that it is grazed through the summer without being allowed to grow out and periodically be cut for hay.

Field meadow foxtail distribution


Field meadow foxtail has a large distribution , almost the whole of the Northern hemisphere: it is native to Europe and Asia, but nowadays can also be found in North America and even in Australia.

Field meadow foxtail leaves


This grass reaches a length of slightly more then a meter high and has green-blauish leaves. The leaves are half a centimeter wide.

the plume


The soft foxtail plumes have 5mm long glumes. pollunation is done by the wind during the spring.


Allergenicity


: Field Meadow-Foxtail is a moderate allergen.



Vossenstaarten

1 Sweet vernal gras or Anthoxanthum odoratum
2 moor matgrass, or nard grass or Nardus stricta
3 Field meadow foxtail or Alopecurus pratensis
4 Alpine foxtail or Alopecurus alpinus alpine
5 black grass or Alopecurus myosuroides
6 bulbous foxtail or Alopecurus bulbosus
7 water foxtail or Marsh foxtail or Alopecurus geniculatus
8 shortawn foxtail or orange foxtail or Alopecurus aequalis



Hay and forage grasses.
1 Tall oatgrass, Tuber oat grass or Arrhenatherum elatius
2 cock's-foot or orchard grass or Dactylis glomerata
3 Sweet vernal grass or Anthoxanthum odoratum
4 Timothy grass or Phleum pratense subsp. pratense
5 Field meadow foxtail or Alopecurus pratensis 6 common velvet grass or Holcus lanatus
7 perennial ryegrass or English ryegrass or winter ryegrass or Lolium perenne
8 tall fescue or Festuca arundinacea or Festuca elatior


hay fever


This is an important cause of One in people in central Europe suffer from hayfever, and another one in 12 have asthma. The symptoms are sneezing, itchy and watery eyes, and a stuffy nose. If you have asthma, your asthma symptoms may get worse when you have hay fever. The thing together is called : seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Hay fever is mainly caused by grass pollen, but also by trees and some weeds:

Grass pollen from May to July.

Ryegrass or Lolium sp. and timothy or Phleum pratense and meadow foxtail are the most important grasses that cause rhinitis or pollinosis.

Trees from February to June.

Birch is considered to be the most common allergenic tree pollen Sugi or Cryptomeria japonica and hinoki or Chamaecyparis obtusa are by far the most important cause of hay fever in Japan.

Weeds from April to September.

Common ragweed is a highly allergenic plant