Alopecurus aequalis
| Alopecurus aequalis | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Late Spring-Early Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Alopecurus aequalis (common name: shortawn foxtail)
Propagation: Seed - we have no details for this species but suggest sowing the seed in situ in April and only just covering it.
Cultivation: See the plants native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs.
This species is a weed of cultivated cereals and can harbour pests common to cultivated crops.
Range: Much of Europe, including Britain, to N. Asia.
Habitat: Wet meadows and the edges of ponds and ditches[1].
Edibility: Seed - cooked. It can be used whole like millet, but is more usually ground into a flour and used with other cereals in making bread etc. The seed is small and fiddly, it is very much a famine food[2][K].
Medicinal: The whole plant is antiphlogistic, depurative and diuretic[3]. It is used in the treatment of oedema, chickenpox and snakebites[3].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: A. fulvus.
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References
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Revolutionary Health Committee of Hunan Province. A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press.