Marsh Foxtail - Alopecurus geniculatus
Description
Creeping or sometimes floating plant it has 'kneed' L shaped stems that grow parallel to the ground before turning upwards. Sometimes rooting at lower joints. Panicles are dense 2 to 7 cm long and narrow. Anthers yellow or purplish.
Identification difficulty

ID guidance
Decumbent (creeping along the ground but with the end turning up), with bent 'knees'
Habitat
Wet areas, marshes, on mud and in shallow pools.
When to see it
June to August.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Common throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Common in damp locations in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 407 of the 617 tetrads.
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