Identification
It flowers from April until June - one of the earliest grasses to do so. Any survey work carried out in mid-Summer may miss the grass as a result of this.
It can grow to a height of about 110 cm. The stem is erect or geniculate at the base, the sheathes being smooth and cylindrical. The leaves are about 5 mm wide and hairless. Meadow Foxtail has a cylindrical inflorescence, with glumes about 5–10 mm wide and spikelets about 4–6 mm long.
The ligule is 1 to 2.5 mm long, with a slightly tattered top.
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