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DESCRIPTION:
Foxtails are summer annual grasses and are common in northern California
growing areas. Mature foxtail plants are 1 to 3 feet (30 - 90 cm) tall,
with branching and some spreading at their bases. Leaf blades are 4 to
15 inches
(10 - 37.5 cm) long,
and most have a spiral twist. Flower heads are dense spikes with yellow
to reddish
bristles or green to purplish bristles, depending on species. The ligule
of yellow foxtail is a fringe of hairs and there are no auricles. There
are no
hairs on the leaf sheath margin below the collar as on green foxtail. If
the leaf sheath of green foxtail is pulled away from the stem, you can
see fine
hairs on the leaf sheath below the collar region and the leaf blades are
flat and lack hairs.
Grass ID illustration.
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