Meadow foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Grasses
Short, upright grass with flowering stalk bearing single compact cylindrical inflorescence. Spikelets 1-flowered; lemma with a long awn; glumes green with dark stripes. Ligule very short and flat-tipped. Leaves sparse and narrow. No stolon.
Growing around base of fallen gean tree. Starts to flower in late April.