Alopecurus creticus, the Cretan meadow foxtail, is a species of foxtail grass.

Alopecurus creticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Alopecurus
Species:
A. creticus
Binomial name
Alopecurus creticus
Trin.
Synonyms
  • Alopecurus agrestis Sieber ex Kunth
  • Alopecurus thracicus Penev & Kouharov

It is a bunchgrass native to Bulgaria, Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece, the east Aegean Islands, Crete and Turkey. It can be found in marshes and wet places near sea level, and wet grasslands near freshwater sub-saline grassy flats.

It is threatened by coastal development and marsh draining.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kavak, S. (2014). "Alopecurus creticus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T19618494A19621021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19618494A19621021.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.